Captain of Florida plane crash briefly worked in Allentown, Pennsylvania, company says
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Key Points:
- The captain of the Learjet that crashed near West Palm Beach, killing all nine on board, was Jeff Gregory, a former employee of Allentown-based East Coast Jets, Inc., where he worked briefly in 2016 and 2017.
- The crash occurred as the plane was en route from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas, with a family of four, including two young children, among the victims.
- The co-pilot was identified as 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, and other victims included Anita Maria Cetina, Rachael Reed, and Charmi Fehr.
- Video footage captured the Learjet 60 plunging from the sky and crashing near a Palm Beach County roadway, causing a fire and injuring one man on the ground.
- The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported that parts of the jet likely began breaking off before the crash, and weather conditions are a key focus of the ongoing investigation.
