A private Learjet 60 en route from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas on Sunday suddenly plummeted out of the sky during a heavy thunderstorm, killing all nine people onboard. The crash occurred at 12:51pm local time near a mobile home park in Greenacres, Palm Beach County, exploding on impact and leaving a giant crater and debris scattered around the site.

The victims were identified by family members on Monday. Nathalia Filgueiras, 20, was the co-pilot, according to her mother, Camila Corteleti. Filgueiras worked for Upper Jets, a private charter firm based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which owned the aircraft. She had been passionate about flying since childhood, obtaining her private pilot's license at 17 and graduating high school in Boca Raton in 2024. "She loved the freedom. It was completely different seeing the world from the top," Corteleti told the New York Times.

The pilot in charge was identified as Jeff Gregory, 55, an experienced aviator from Pennsylvania. The passengers included Adam Robinson, 45, a Texas-based technology entrepreneur; his wife Helen Sharp, 40; their children Emma, four, and Charlie, two; close family friends Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr; and Anita Maria Apellido Cetina, the children's nanny. A family statement described Adam and Helen as devoted parents, and friends as full of joy and adventure.

At a briefing on Monday, Tom Chapman, head of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) team in West Palm Beach, said conditions in south Florida on Sunday were "pretty crazy" and that weather would be "a major focus" of the investigation. "What we have to determine is what the weather conditions were like at altitude," he said. Air traffic control audio captured the crew reporting light, clear ice at 35,000ft, an outside temperature of -47C (-53F), and moderate turbulence before requesting to climb to 37,000ft. Less than 30 seconds later, a mayday call announced an overspeed condition and descent at more than 20,000ft a minute. The recording ended with the chilling words: "Holy fuck, we're out of time."

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called it "a cataclysmic plane crash … that looked like a missile going down." No ground fatalities were reported, though one car occupant nearby received a minor leg wound. The crash occurred during severe weather that briefly closed Miami International Airport. Chapman said recovering debris would be "a real challenge" given the impact velocity, and that the aircraft was breaking up before impact. The Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach dedicated an All Souls' Day Mass to the nine victims.