Father of 20-year-old co-pilot killed in Florida plane crash
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Copilot Nathalia Filgueiras was one of nine who died when a Learjet aircraft crashed in Florida.
The Learjet crash that resulted in the deaths of nine people over the weekend has renewed concerns over the dangers of flying private when compared to the much safer commercial travel.
Federal officials said Nov. 5 that the airplane that crashed near New Smyrna Beach on Nov. 4 was flying in from Merritt Island.
In the immediate aftermath of the UPS Air crash one year ago, Louisville 911 operators processed 40 calls within the first 60 seconds.
Joe Mixon shared details about his personal connection with the pilots of the Learjet that crashed in Florida.
Newly released information from the Volusia Sheriff's Office indicates that the pilot of a plane that crashed into trees near New Smyrna Beach Nov. 4 did not directly communicate with air traffic control before the crash.
A Beech H35 crashed shortly after departure near the Waycross-Ware County airport. NTSB investigators are expected on scene Saturday.
Recovery efforts continue at the site of the fatal plane crash that took the lives of all nine aboard a private Learjet 60 in Greenacres, Florida, on Sunday, November 1, with forensic efforts
‘Declared emergency 722 Bravo Delta. We are in an overspeed condition descending 20,000 feet per minute,' co-pilot yelled just before crash.
