Family identifies 20-year-old co-pilot killed in Florida plane crash that left 9 dead

One of the pilots of a private plane that crashed into a Florida neighborhood over the weekend, killing all nine on board and leaving a fiery crater, has been identified by her family. Nathalia G. Filgueiras was the co-pilot flying a Learjet from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas on Sunday when it crashed and exploded near West Palm Beach with eight other people aboard, the 20-year-old s father, Allan Filgueiras, confirmed to NBC Miami. Filgueiras sister, Giulia, said their family is from Brazil and that Filgueiras learned to fly from her father, who is also a pilot. Giulia Filgueiras said flying was her sister s greatest passion. Filgueiras earned her license in 2023 when she was a 17-year-old senior at West Boca Raton Community High School, according to local news reports at the time. Her pilot s license showed she had the rating to fly the jet but not to be in command of the flight. Video recorded by passersby captured the terrifying moment the aircraft plunged from t