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Learjet expert reveals crucial mistake pilots made before horrific Florida crash
The doomed $2 million aircraft, en route to the Bahamas from Texas, was flying through a storm when it suddenly stalled, likely between 35,000 and 37,000 feet, and began plummeting before crashing …
A Learjet co-pilot has been identified in connection with a deadly crash in Palm Beach County, Florida, after dashcam footage showed the aircraft diving toward the ground and erupting in a fireball.
The individual identified by The Post is Nathalia Filgueiras, a 20-year-old who earned her pilot license while still in high school, and she was serving as co-pilot on the doomed aircraft.
The incident occurred as the Learjet began a steep descent, accelerating to about 20,000 feet per minute before the plane plunged straight down toward a South Florida mobile home park, where it subsequently crashed.
Investigators have not released details about the flight's origin, destination, or the events leading up to the descent, and no further official information about causes or outcomes has been provided in the material at hand.
The co-pilot of a doomed Learjet airplane, which was captured in horrifying dashcam video plummeting to the ground and exploding into a fireball in Palm Beach County, Florida on Sunday has been identified.
The Post confirmed that Nathalia Filgueiras — a 20-year-old who got her pilot license while still in high school — was co-piloting the doomed plane after it started descending at around 20,000 feet per minute and nosedived straight into the ground near a South Florida mobile home park.