Who Was Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras? Florida Learjet Plane Crash Pilot Identified

Nathalia Gadelha, 20, identified as co-pilot killed in Learjet plane crash in Florida.

Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, a 20-year-old aviator who earned her pilot's license while still in high school, has been identified as the co-pilot aboard the Learjet 60 that crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday afternoon, killing all nine people on board.

Her mother, Camila, and stepfather, Thiago Corteleti, confirmed her identity to the New York Post. The aircraft was traveling from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas when it reportedly entered a steep nosedive, plunging at more than 20,000 feet per minute before crashing.

According to her family, Filgueiras had been working as a commercial pilot for nine months. Her stepfather said she had accumulated around 1,300 hours of flying experience.

Camila told the New York Post that her daughter would have turned 21 in January. Expressing her grief, she said she had always feared that flying could eventually take her daughter away, but was proud that she had been able to pursue her dream.

Filgueiras, who grew up in Palm Beach County, first attracted local media attention in October 2023, when she obtained her private pilot's license at the age of 17, even before securing her…

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