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Explained: Dad of 20-year-old co-pilot in Florida Learjet crash says her final radio calls showed 'she's tough'

Compiled Nov 6

Grieving father of Florida Learjet co-pilot defends his daughter's reputation after crash
Grieving father of Florida Learjet co-pilot defends his daughter's reputation after crash · Photo: The Associated Press

The 20-year-old co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras died along with eight others when their Learjet crashed in Florida on Sunday.

NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board, the U.S. agency investigating the crash
overspeed condition
A state where an aircraft exceeds its designed maximum safe speed
co-pilot
The second pilot in the cockpit who assists the captain in flying the aircraft
Learjet
A type of small business jet aircraft, the model involved in this crash
air traffic control
Ground-based personnel who direct aircraft and communicate with pilots during flight

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