20-Year-Old Pilot Nathalia Gadelha Identified Among Victims of Florida Jet Crash

Nathalia Gadelha, 20, has been identified as the co-pilot who died in a private jet crash in Palm Beach County, Florida. Her mother and stepfather confirmed she was among the nine people killed aboard the Learjet 60. Gadelha earned her private pilot’s licence at 17 while still in secondary school. She began flight training in 2020 and hoped to become a commercial airline pilot. The aircraft was travelling from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas when it crashed near a mobile home park. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the crash.

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