Learjet Crash: Pilots' Final Moments Revealed in Prayer and Text Messages

India Today · world

A Learjet carrying nine people crashed in Florida after encountering severe turbulence and icing conditions. Co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, 20, texted her boyfriend about the turbulence just minutes before the disaster. In the final moments, Captain Jeff Gregory, 55, recited the Lord's Prayer while Filgueiras screamed about the impending crash. The aircraft was descending rapidly at 20,000 feet per minute. Investigations into the cause of the crash are underway by the FAA and NTSB.