The friends and family of a 20-year-old pilot who died in a fiery blaze after the jet nose-dived in Florida have spoken out for the first time, with her best friend describing the disturbing air traffic control audio as the ‘worst thing I ever heard.’
Nathalia Filgueiras died on Sunday after the Learjet she was co-piloting with Jeff Gregory, 55, lost control and nosedived tens of thousands of feet into the ground in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The jet exploded into a giant fireball, killing all nine souls on board. It left behind a massive crater in the roadway and a half-mile debris
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