Learjet Co-Pilot Texted Her Boyfriend Just 10 Minutes Before The Florida Plane Crash, 'Turbulence..'
Amid the fatal plane crash, the Learjet co-pilot's last message to her boyfriend surfaced. She texted just 10 minutes before the Florida plane crash.
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Add BollywoodShaadis on GoogleThe families who lost their loved ones in the Florida plane crash are mourning. For the unversed, on November 1, 2026, a private jet named Learjet 60 was flying from Austin, Texas, to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas. However, when it was flying over South Florida, the aircraft suddenly began experiencing serious problems. According to reports, the crash cost nine innocent lives, including a 20-year-old female co-pilot.
The reason behind the fatal crash is still under investigation, but initial findings say that severe weather, heavy icing, and extreme turbulence were the primary reasons behind the crash. Amid this, the female co-pilot’s last text message to her boyfriend surfaced.
Florida plane crash's female co-pilot informed her boyfriend about turbulence in her last message
According to a report by The New York Post, the co-pilot who died in the Florida plane crash was Nathalia Gadelha. She was a 20-year-old commercial pilot. Reportedly, she had been working as a commercial pilot for nine months. She was just months away from her 21st birthday. In an interview with The New York Post, Nathalia’s mom, Camila, expressed her grief over her untimely passing and said that her daughter would have turned 21 in January 2027.
In the same interview, Nathalia’s stepdad said that she always dreamed of becoming a commercial pilot one day. He shared that Nathalia had 1,300 hours of flying experience. He then went on to reveal that the 20-year-old female co-pilot texted her boyfriend, Justin, just 10 minutes before the fatal crash. In her last text message, Nathalia informed Justin about turbulence. Nathalia’s stepdad said:
"She just said, 'I’ve got turbulence, I’ve got ice.'"
The young aviator had been very vocal about her love for her boyfriend, Justin. Last year, the couple went on a flying date. The duo was seen sitting in the cockpit and enjoying their quality time. Earlier, in July 2026, Nathalia and Justin went on a vacation to Liberia, Costa Rica.
More about the female co-pilot who died in the Florida plane crash
The female co-pilot who died in the Florida plane crash was Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras. She grew up in Palm Beach County. As per reports, in October 2023, Nathalia got her private pilot’s license. At the time, she was 17. After earning her pilot’s license, the young aviator started working as an instructor at another school in Fort Lauderdale before getting another pilot job.
Nathalia began her pilot lessons in 2020. Her father also taught her how to fly an aircraft. In a 2023 interview, Nathalia said that she used to fly every day and had spent a total of 88 hours flying aircraft as part of her training. She also spoke about passing the knowledge test. The young aviator attended West Boca Raton High School. She graduated from American Flyers, a flight training school based in Addison, Texas, which also has a branch in Pompano Beach, Florida.
Later, Nathalia attended the Aviation Academy run by the School District of Palm Beach County. The programme was introduced in 2023 and helped her pay for her pilot’s license. While she gained her private pilot’s license when she was still in high school, she didn’t have her driver's license. Nathalia dreamed of becoming a pilot from a young age. She has two sisters.
In an interview with The New York Post, the young aviator’s grieving mother recalled the time when Nathalia just came home after being taken out in her father’s small Beechcraft Bonanza. Camila said:
"One day after flying with him, she came home, and we were in our room, and she walked in, and she said, 'I’m gonna be a pilot,' and I said, 'No, you won’t.'"
We offer our heartfelt condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in this Florida plane crash.
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