{"id":213,"date":"2026-11-02T16:25:03","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T16:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heightdaily.com\/?p=213"},"modified":"2026-11-02T16:25:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T16:25:03","slug":"florida-learjet-pilot-identified-as-20-year-old-woman-who-got-her-pilots-licence-before-she-could-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heightdaily.com\/?p=213","title":{"rendered":"Florida Learjet pilot identified as 20-year-old woman who got her pilot\u2019s licence before she could drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nine people were killed, and a young pilot\u2019s dream ended in catastrophe. Nathalia Gadelha\u2019s family has identified her among those lost in a Florida jet crash, as reported cockpit recordings reveal urgent warnings during the aircraft\u2019s final descent. Behind the devastating headlines was a teenager who once proudly said she could fly before she could get her own dri\u2026 Continues\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1861172\" data-uid=\"1155a\">\n<div id=\"mgw1861172_1155a\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\" data-template-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\" data-template-type=\"header\" data-template-placed=\"before\">\n<p>Nathalia Gadelha was one of the pilots aboard a Learjet 60 that crashed near Cresthaven, Florida, on Sunday, November 1, her family told the New York Post. The aircraft had departed Austin, Texas, bound for the Bahamas. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed that all nine people aboard died. Raised in Palm Beach County, Gadelha began flight lessons in 2020 with encouragement from her father and earned her private pilot\u2019s license at 17 in 2023\u2014a milestone that brought her local attention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\" data-template-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\" data-template-type=\"header\" data-template-placed=\"before\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1861172\" data-uid=\"08700\">\n<div id=\"mgw1861172_08700\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\" data-template-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\" data-template-type=\"header\" data-template-placed=\"before\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Recordings released after the crash reportedly captured a female voice warning of rapid descent and a steep bank. Another voice appeared to recite the Lord\u2019s Prayer, though the speaker\u2019s identity has not been independently established. Governor Ron DeSantis said there were no immediate reports of injuries or deaths on the ground. The other victims had not yet been publicly identified, leaving more families\u2019 losses still unnamed in the public account.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mgheader\" data-template-type=\"header\" data-template-placed=\"before\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1766448\" data-uid=\"00eee\">\n<div id=\"mgw1766448_00eee\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\" data-template-type=\"header\" data-template-placed=\"before\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Nine people were killed, and a young pilot\u2019s dream ended in catastrophe. 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