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Grieving father of Florida Learjet co-pilot defends his daughter's reputation after crash

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Allan Filgueiras, a pilot who helped teach Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras to fly, said he marveled at how "she's tough" even as the plane plunged straight toward the ground Sunday.

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  1. WFLA

    Father of co-pilot speaks after Learjet crash in Florida that killed 9 (opens WFLA)

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    WFLA's feed description

    The father of the co-pilot who died along with eight others when her Learjet crashed in Florida spoke in a press conference alongside his attorney on Friday, remembering his daughter.

  2. Bangor Daily News

    Dad of 20-year-old co-pilot in Florida Learjet crash says her final radio calls showed ‘she’s tough’ (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    The father of the 20-year-old co-pilot who died along with eight others when their Learjet crashed in Florida said Friday he has listened to his daughter’s heartbreaking final radio transmissions “many times” since the crash.

  3. FOX 13 Tampa

    Dad remembers daughter, copilot killed in Florida plane crash: 'She made me so proud' (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    FOX 13 Tampa's feed description

    Nearly a week after a Learjet crash in Palm Beach County that killed nine people, the father of the 20-year-old copilot spoke out at a news conference Friday morning, remembering his daughter as a gifted hero and his "soulmate.

  4. WSVN Miami

    ‘She made me so proud’: Father of 20-year-old co-pilot killed in Learjet plane crash in Greenacres speaks out (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    GREENACRES, Fla. (WSVN) – The father of the 20-year-old co-pilot of the Learjet that crashed in Greenacres spoke out at an emotional press conference. Allan...

  5. New York Post

    Learjet co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras’ dad breaks down as he reveals ‘I wanted to be by her side’ in final moments (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Allan Filgueiras wept as he praised his 20-year-old daughter, Nathalia, a co-pilot killed in a South Florida Learjet crash.

  6. NBC News

    Father of young co-pilot killed in jet crash says recording shows she fought until the last minute (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Allan Filgueiras spoke in a news conference Friday for the first time since the jet his daughter, Nathalia Filgueiras, was co-piloting crashed in Florida, killing everyone on board.

  7. ABC 13 Houston

    Grieving father of Florida Learjet co-pilot defends his daughter's reputation after crash (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    Allan Filgueiras, a pilot who helped teach Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras to fly, said he marveled at how "she's tough" even as the plane plunged straight toward the ground Sunday.

  8. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  9. PBS NewsHour

    Dad of 20-year-old co-pilot in Florida jet crash says her final radio calls showed 'she's tough' (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    "I wanted to be by her side," Allan Filgueiras, a pilot who helped teach his daughter to fly, said at a news conference Friday, at times holding back tears. "Inside the plane. To help."

  10. Local News 8

    A father who taught his daughter to love flying is mourning after her Learjet crashed in Florida (opens Local News 8)

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    By Alaa Elassar, Carolina Peguero, CNN (CNN) — Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras was 12 when she started going up in planes while her father was at the controls, watching the ground fall away beneath them. By the time she was 17, she had her own pilot’s license, having fallen in love with flying just as h…

  11. Billings Gazette

    Father of 20-year-old co-pilot who died in crash taught her to love flying (opens Billings Gazette)

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    MIAMI — The father of the 20-year-old co-pilot who died in Sunday’s Palm Beach County crash spoke for the first time about his daughter on Friday, saying he was one of the first people who taught her how to fly.

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