A Learjet 60 plummeted from FL37.0 and crashed near vertical in a residential area in Florida. Stills from a dashcam appear to show the horizontal stabilizers missing. The pilot reported moderate turbulence and precipitation before immediately declaring an emergency.

I saw this on FB so I cannot vouch for the authenticity but it could explain what happened.

PSA, don’t listen to the ATC audio. It’s horrible to listen to.

Dashcam shows moment of Florida plane impact

At about 6 seconds and it was certainly hauling ass, but it appears to me that the horizontal stabilizer was missing

wow. that'll stay with you for a minute.

The co-pilot has been identified by her family as 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha, who began flying lessons at just 14. By 17, she had earned her private pilot’s license while attending West Boca Raton High School. Per her family, she was so proud to earn her wings before getting her driver’s license. Her love of aviation started young, and she was determined to turn that passion into a career flying commercial airliners.

Rest in peace.

Some on enhanced the dash cam still.

I don't trust that picture immediately because I can see the left wing simply from the paused video.

Would she need an SIC type flying international to the Bahamas?

Video by Co-Pilot Nathalia Gadelha, posted to her TikTok, 9/2/26, 1 month before her final flight in the jet that crashed near West Palm Beach, FL, 11/1/26.
Video by Co-Pilot Nathalia Gadelha, posted to her TikTok, 9/2/26, 1 month before her final flight in the jet that crashed near West Palm Beach, FL, 11/1/26.

Interesting how much focus is on her specifically (implication is she’s young and a woman, therefore causal). We’ll see what the NTSB comes up with, but my money is it has little to nothing to do with her (maybe a comment on CRM breakdown in the ADM process leading up to the event?)

Either way, sad all around. Don’t fly through T-storms guys (and here’s proof it can happen to anyone at all experience levels - the why will be the interesting part of the investigation).

2 hours ago, brabus said:

Interesting how much focus is on her specifically (implication is she’s young and a woman, therefore causal). We’ll see what the NTSB comes up with, but my money is it has little to nothing to do with her (maybe a comment on CRM breakdown in the ADM process leading up to the event?)

The normal social media outlets do seem to be going off on this aspect. More than one thread on Reddit began with a pinned admonishment from the mods about not disparaging the co-pilot, or in any way questioning her credentials.

Several concerning aspects though. Taken individually are not a big deal, but taken in their entirely they paint a concerning picture:

• Avidly posting videos of her flying on social media.

• Flight training funded through some sort of government program, which generally have an element of gender bias.

• Potential gender preference in her hiring

The social justice warriors have pushed DEI so hard for so long. I don't agree with it, but I don't make the rules. At the same time, you can't push those kinds of things so hard, for so long, and not expect people to ask these kinds of questions.

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23 minutes ago, Blue said:

The normal social media outlets do seem to be going off on this aspect. More than one thread on Reddit began with a pinned admonishment from the mods about not disparaging the co-pilot, or in any way questioning her credentials.

Several concerning aspects though. Taken individually are not a big deal, but taken in their entirely they paint a concerning picture:

• Avidly posting videos of her flying on social media.

• Flight training funded through some sort of government program, which generally have an element of gender bias.

• Potential gender preference in her hiring

The social justice warriors have pushed DEI so hard for so long. I don't agree with it, but I don't make the rules. At the same time, you can't push those kinds of things so hard, for so long, and not expect people to ask these kinds of questions.

Now do one on the PIC, the guy in charge.

Apparently, she had a Lear type rating (Filgueiras is her actual last name so it took a minute to check the FAA website) which I don't see many 20 Y/Os able to fund themselves and there are a lot of more qualified pilots out their stuck as CFIs who would kill for a L-60 SIC job like this.

On top of this the real regulators of aviation are insurance companies which I'm more than a little surprised she could get insured under most circumstances.

Now to Brabus' point none of this at this point appears causal.