Learjet co-pilot’s final text to boyfriend before fatal crash revealed

Just minutes before a private jet plunged into the ground in Florida, the young co-pilot sent her boyfriend a short message. The words were brief, but in the wake of the disaster, they have taken on a heartbreaking significance.

More heartbreaking details are emerging about the deadly plane crash that rocked Florida on Sunday.

One of the two people in the cockpit has now been identified as Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, a 20-year-old co-pilot who earned her pilot’s license while she was still in high school

Her final moments were captured in harrowing air traffic control audio, in which the crew can be heard pleading for help as the doomed Learjet 60 plunged toward the ground.

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Filgueiras’ mother, Camila Corteleti, and stepfather confirmed to The New York Post that she was serving as co-pilot on the flight from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas when the aircraft suddenly entered a steep nosedive.

The jet reportedly descended at more than 20,000 feet per minute before crashing in Palm Beach County on Sunday afternoon. All nine people aboard were killed.

Among those killed were technology entrepreneur Adam Robinson, his wife, Helen Sharp, their two young children, and Anita Maria Cetina, who helped care for the children. Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr were also among the victims

he pilot at the controls of the Learjet was identified by TMZ and other media outlets as 55-year-old Jeff Gregory, an experienced aviator from Pennsylvania.

A young pilot with years of ambition

Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras had been passionate about flying from an early age. According to the Times she worked for Upper Jets, a private charter company based in Fort Lauderdale.

Nathalia earned her pilot’s license at just 17, before she was even old enough to get her driver’s license.

Her mother, Camilla, told the New York Post that her daughter had been working as a commercial pilot for around nine months before the crash

Despite her young age, Filgueiras had already accumulated approximately 1,300 flight hours, according to her stepfather.

Sadly, that Sunday afternoon flight would be her last.

”I wanted her to live her dream, but I knew that her dream was going to be the thing that would take her away from me,” Camila said.

”I knew that a plane was gonna take her away from me. I always knew it but I was so proud of her. I know she was living her dream,” she said.

Her final message

According to her stepfather, Nathalia sent a text to her boyfriend, Justin, just 10 minutes before the aircraft went down.

Her message was brief, but chilling in hindsight.

“She just said, ‘I’ve got turbulence, I’ve got ice,’” Thiago Corteleti told the New York Post.

The text to her boyfriend was not the only indication that the crew was encountering difficult conditions.

Air traffic control recordings released separately show the crew speaking with Miami controllers about ice and turbulence in the minutes before the crash.

They reported that they were ”managing the ice” and experiencing ”moderate” turbulence. The pilots also requested clearance to move to an altitude with ”better rides” — a phrase commonly used to describe smoother air

Less than 10 minutes later, the crew issued a mayday call. The pilot reported an “overspeed condition” as the aircraft descended at approximately 20,000 feet per minute.

The final transmissions were harrowing.

”Holy f***, we’re out of time.”

Then came another message:

”We’re going to crash into the ground, 722 Bravo Delta.”

Just 35 seconds passed between the first mayday call and the final silence…………….CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE