Reporting reflects information available on November 2, 2026. Victim names below are attributed to relatives or news reports; authorities had not yet publicly completed the formal identification process when the cited reports were published.
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A family traveling together, two friends, a caregiver and two pilots were aboard the Learjet that crashed in South Florida on Sunday, November 1. All nine people on the aircraft died, officials said. As investigators work to understand what happened, relatives and local news organizations have begun sharing the names and stories of those on board.
The Learjet 60 had departed Austin, Texas, and was headed to the Bahamas when it came down in the Greenacres area of Palm Beach County. A man on the ground suffered a leg injury while driving away from the area, investigators told Texas Public Radio. The nine reported deaths were aboard the aircraft; officials did not report a death on the ground in the sources reviewed.
The information comes from different sources. The passengers' families released a joint statement, while relatives and news organizations identified the pilots. Those reports should not be mistaken for a completed official identification of all nine people. Texas Public Radio reported that authorities had not released the victims' names and that DNA matching could take time.
A family of four and the people traveling with them
The families identified seven passengers: Adam Robinson; his wife, Helen Sharp; their children, Emma and Charlie; Rachael Reed; Charmi Fehr; and Anita Maria Cetina. The Associated Press and CBS News Miami reported the names from the families' statement. Emma was 4, and Charlie was 2.
In that statement, relatives remembered Robinson and Sharp as devoted parents. They also described how deeply the children were loved. The families asked for privacy as they grieve and said information about memorial arrangements would be shared when available.
Cetina helped care for Emma and Charlie. The families described her as part of their family, a reminder that a caregiver's role can extend well beyond a job description. Reed and Fehr were partners, according to Texas Public Radio's account of the statement; their relatives remembered the life the couple had been building together.
For the families, the seven names are connected by relationships that cannot be captured by a passenger count. The joint statement also expressed sympathy for the pilots' families, who are grieving the loss of their own loved ones.
Adam Robinson and Helen Sharp
Robinson was known in the Austin technology community. He founded Retention.com, a marketing technology business, and co-founded the email marketing company Robly, The Associated Press reported. Texas Public Radio also identified him as founder and CEO of RB2b.
His work reached beyond Austin, but family life was a subject he had discussed publicly. According to the AP, Robinson said in a recent podcast that he valued seeing his children in the morning and evening. He said the family lived in Aspen, Colorado, where they had made their home.
Sharp was CEO and a founding partner of Influential PR, Texas Public Radio reported. She had also started a ceramics company in recent months, according to the outlet's reporting and her professional website. Those details offer a glimpse of her life and work alongside the family statement's description of her as a parent.
Public accounts do not contain the same amount of biographical information about every passenger. The absence of those details should not be filled with assumptions. Reed, Fehr and Cetina are remembered through the words their families chose to share; their privacy matters as relatives navigate the days ahead.
What is known about the two pilots
Family members identified the co-pilot as Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, 20. Her mother spoke to news organizations, according to the AP. Filgueiras earned her pilot's license in 2023 while she was a senior at West Boca Raton Community High School, local reporting cited by the AP said.
The Palm Beach County School District supported her flight training through a high school aviation program. FAA records showed that she held a commercial pilot certificate and a Learjet 60 rating that allowed her to fly the aircraft but did not permit her to act as pilot in command, Texas Public Radio reported. A pilot's certificate describes qualifications; it does not, on its own, explain the cause of an accident.
CBS News Miami, citing a person with direct knowledge and a manifest it obtained, identified the captain as Jeffrey Gregory, 55. That is a news organization's attribution, rather than an official identification announcement. As with the other names, readers should distinguish reporting based on a manifest or relatives' accounts from the authorities' formal process.
What investigators have said so far
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash. During a Monday briefing, NTSB member Tom Chapman said evidence suggested the aircraft began breaking apart before it reached the ground, the Associated Press reported. Investigators were working to locate and examine debris across a wider area.
The crew had reported icing and turbulence before declaring an emergency, according to investigators cited by Texas Public Radio. Weather is an important area of inquiry, but the reported conditions do not establish why the aircraft crashed. Investigators are also expected to examine the aircraft and other relevant evidence before reaching conclusions.
The crash affected people living nearby, too. Residents of homes near the impact area were displaced while responders and investigators worked. Texas Public Radio reported that about 400 people were evacuated; the AP separately reported that approximately 600 residents remained displaced. The differing figures reflect reports at different times and should not be treated as a definitive count.
Why the distinction between reported and official names matters
In the first days after a disaster, relatives may speak publicly before authorities finish the identification process. Newsrooms may also obtain information from flight records or people with direct knowledge. Each can help families and communities understand who was lost, but each should be described accurately.
For now, the families' statement identifies the seven passengers, Filgueiras was identified by family members, and CBS attributed Gregory's identification to its own reporting. Authorities' formal findings may provide further confirmation. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
The relatives who shared the passengers' names also asked for room to mourn. Their statement leaves a clear picture of the loss: two small children, their parents, a caregiver, two partners and two pilots whose families are grieving too.