A private Learjet 60 bound for the Bahamas crashed into a residential neighborhood near Greenacres in Palm Beach County, Florida, on the afternoon of Nov. 1, killing all nine people aboard. departed from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport, went down shortly before 1 p.m. near a busy roadway, where it left a crater in the road One person on the ground, a man in a vehicle leaving the area, sustained a leg injury, officials said.

Debris from the jet, including a tail elevator found in three pieces, was scattered as far as 3.8 miles from the crash site, and the NTSB has said the jet may have been breaking up before it struck the ground.

The co-pilot was identified as 20-year-old Nathalia Filgueiras of Boca Raton. Among the passengers were Adam Robinson, the Austin-based chief executive of the marketing technology companies Retention.com and RB2B, along with his wife, Helen Sharp, and their two young children. Robinson's final LinkedIn post, shared on the day of the crash, said RB2B had reached $10 million in annual recurring revenue.

The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation, with support from the Federal Aviation Administration. The cause of the crash has not been determined. NTSB member Tom Chapman said weather conditions will be a major focus of the investigation.

The crash drew attention from state and federal officials. Sean Duffy called the crash "a horrific tragedy" in a social media post. The National Transportation Safety Board typically releases a preliminary report within several weeks of an accident, offering an initial account of the flight's circumstances, though that report does not establish a cause.

the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation is ongoing, and the cause of the crash has not been determined.

References

1. 1.Fox News — identification of victims, including Adam Robinson, his wife Helen Sharp and their two children, and details of Robinson's RB2B $10 million revenue milestone
2. 2.CNN — flight details, Gov. Ron DeSantis quote describing the crash as 'cataclysmic', and crash scene description
3. 3.NBC News — flight origin and destination, air traffic control audio of the mayday call
4. 4.Yahoo News/AP — wreckage found 1.3 to 3.8 miles from the crash site, indicating possible in-flight breakup
5. 5.The Boston Globe — NTSB investigation timeline, likely to take more than a year to determine cause
6. 6.CBS News Philadelphia / Fox13 News — identification of pilot Jeff Gregory and co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha
7. 7.ABC7 — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's 'horrific tragedy' statement and FAA involvement
8. 8.Wikipedia (2026 Greenacres Learjet 60 crash) — aircraft registration, flight details, occupant and fatality counts
9. 9.NBC Miami live recap (https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/officials-respond-to-fiery-aircraft-incident-in-palm-beach-county/3881532/): Learjet 60 bound for North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas, crash in the Greenacres area around 12:50 p.m. ET on Nov. 1, 2026. Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Palm_Beach_County_Learjet_60_crash): Learjet 60 crash in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Nov. 1, 2026. Fox13 (https://www.fox13news.com/news/9-board-after-private-jet-bound-bahamas-crashes-florida): crash in a residential Florida area on Sunday afternoon.
10. 10.https://app.dealroom.co/news/note/rb2b-and-retention-com-founder-adam-robinson-dies-in-florida-jet-crash (Adam Robinson, founder and CEO of marketing technology companies RB2B and Retention.com; wife Helen Sharp; children Emma, 4, and Charlie, 2); https://www.foxnews.com/us/austin-tech-founder-killed-wife-children-florida-jet-crash-reached-10m-business-milestone (Robinson, CEO of Retention.com and RB2B, described as an Austin tech founder)