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The copilot aboard a private jet that crashed into a South Florida neighborhood Sunday, killing all nine people on board , has been identified as a 20-year-old aspiring airline pilot who earned her wings before getting her driver's license, according to a report.
Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras' mother and stepfather confirmed to the New York Post that she was the copilot aboard the Learjet 60 that plummeted into a residential area in Palm Beach County while traveling from Texas to the Bahamas.
Filgueiras, who grew up in Palm Beach County, made headlines in 2023 when she earned her private pilot's license at just 17 years old while attending West Boca Raton High School.
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Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras is pictured during an interview with West Palm Beach, Florida, news outlet WPEC that aired on Oct. 24, 2023.…