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Tech exec Learjet victim made chilling post about ‘crashing a plane’ months before dying with family on flight

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Reilly, P. (2026, November 3). Tech exec Learjet victim made chilling post about ‘crashing a plane’ months before dying with family on flight. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/us-news/tech-exec-learjet-victim-made-chilling-post-about-crashing-a-plane-months-before-dying-with-family-on-flight/

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New York Post · collected 2026-11-03 · by Patrick Reilly

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Tech executive Adam Robinson, 44, died along with his family and others when their Learjet 60 crashed in Florida on Sunday after plummeting 30,000 feet in a minute due to severe weather conditions. Months before the crash, Robinson posted ominously about crashing planes on X. The flight was en route from Texas to the Bahamas for a vacation; besides the family, it carried friends and crew members including co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras, 20, whose last panicked moments were recorded in audio. The cause of the crash is under investigation but is suspected to involve extreme cold temperatures leading to ice buildup and turbulence.
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On November 1, 2026, a Learjet 60 carrying nine people crashed near Cresthaven, Florida, approximately eight miles from Mar-a-Lago. The jet departed from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed for North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas. The FAA confirmed that the plane went down around 12:50 p.m., with reports indicating a massive fireball upon impact. All nine people on board were killed, according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Investigators later found crucial pieces of debris, including parts of the left elevator, nearly six kilometers from the crash site near Greenacres, suggesting that the plane began breaking apart before hitting the ground. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the accident.

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Robinson PERSON · 4× Charlie PERSON · 3× Emma PERSON · 3× LinkedIn ORG · 2× Texas GPE · 2× Adam Robinson PERSON · 1× Florida GPE · 1× Helen Sharp PERSON · 1× Palm Beach GPE · 1× Rachael Reed PERSON · 1×

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The cause of the crash, which made international headlines after the plane exploded into a fireball, remains under investigation, however the jet began falling out of the sky after it flew through temperatures as cold as -50 degrees Fahrenheit as it tried to go over a patch of bad weather.
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Tech executive Adam Robinson made a chilling online post about plane crashes months before he, his wife and their two children were obliterated when the Learjet 60 jet smashed into a Florida street on Sunday. asserted
jet → make → Sunday
Robinson, 44, of Texas, his wife Helen Sharp, 40, and their kids Emma, 4, and Charlie, 2, were killed instantly when the private jet plummeted almost 30,000 feet in a minute and completely disintegrated when it crashed into the ground outside of a trailer park in Palm Beach. asserted
it → kill → Beach
“You don’t need to crash a plane to learn to fly … and you don’t need VC to build a business,” the millionaire entrepreneur eerily posted on X in April. asserted
entrepreneur → need → April
Robinson, a former banker who ran multimillion-dollar startups, filled his social media feeds with similar words of wisdom about startup culture. asserted
who → run → culture
Hours before his death, he posted on LinkedIn about “fixing churn,” “leaving money on the table” and a friendly debate about the structure of his companies. asserted
he → post → companies
Also on board the doomed flight were Robinson’s friends Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr, nanny Anita Maria Apellido Cetina as well as pilot Jeff Gregory and young co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras, 20, who got her pilot’s license while still in high school. asserted
who → doom → school
Filgueiras can be heard screaming and pleading for help in haunting audio that recorded her final panicked moments as the plane rapidly descended. asserted
plane → hear → moments
Robinson, who was based in Austin, was founder and CEO of software companies Retention.com and RB2B. He previously worked at Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital, according to his LinkedIn profile. “Adam and Helen were devoted parents, and Emma, 4, and Charlie, 2, were the light of their lives,” his family shared in a social media tribute. uncertain
family → base → tribute
They loved their people fiercely, fully and without hesitation,” the post read. asserted
post → love → hesitation
Anita Maria “cared for Emma and Charlie with tenderness and devotion, and she was truly part of the family,” the statement continued. asserted
statement → care → family
The cause of the crash, which made international headlines after the plane exploded into a fireball, remains under investigation, however the jet began falling out of the sky after it flew through temperatures as cold as -50 degrees Fahrenheit as it tried to go over a patch of bad weather. asserted
it → make → weather
The plane began to pick up ice and hit heavy turbulence, before it began to break up, scattering debris over a half-mile radius before it completely disintegrated on impact, authorities said on Monday. asserted
authorities → begin → Monday
Dramatic footage shared online shows a gaping hole in the street and debris strewn across the road, as fires raging from the crater spouted smoke into the air. asserted
fires → share → air
Aviation experts have speculated that thunderstorms could’ve played a role in the disaster, with AccuWeather meteorologists revealing that a quarter of an inch of rain fell per hour in the surrounding area. uncertain
quarter → speculate → area
The $2 million chartered flight was heading towards the Bahamas from Texas. asserted
flight → charter → Texas
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