Family identifies Boca Raton co-pilot killed in Palm Beach crash
CBS Miami's report returns to archive interviews with Nathalia Filgueiras, who earned her pilot's license while still in high school.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 1,236,954 views a day, 573 times a normal first day on this channel (2,160).
Co-pilot killed in Palm Beach jet crash identified by family as young Boca Raton woman
Things we can learn from the video
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- 0:19Dashcam footage shows the fatal impact on a roadway near Greenacres.
- 1:06Archive interviews show Nathalia Filgueiras, identified by family as the co-pilot, pursuing aviation while in high school.
- 1:40Nearby residents describe the blast, burning vehicles and neighborhood evacuation.
- 2:29The report outlines the Austin-Bahamas route, reported turbulence and sudden dive, without establishing a cause.
- 3:07The broadcast announces coverage plans for an NTSB briefing.
Nathalia Filgueiras had appeared in local news coverage before, as a Boca Raton high school senior earning her pilot's license. CBS Miami returns to those interviews in a report identifying her as the co-pilot killed in the Palm Beach County jet crash.
Her family identified the 20-year-old as one of nine people who died aboard the aircraft. Reporter Morgan Rynor's coverage places that earlier glimpse of Filgueiras alongside the scene near Greenacres, where debris and evidence markers line the roadway.
The report follows a flight from Austin, Texas, bound for the Bahamas. It describes reported turbulence and a sudden dive, but does not establish what caused the crash. Dashcam footage shows the aircraft striking the road, while nearby residents describe the blast, burning vehicles and an evacuation.
The identification report drew more than 800,000 views within its first half-day, far beyond the usual audience for a CBS Miami upload of this length. Other reports from the station cover the displacement of nearby residents and footage of the crash.
Rynor's report also points viewers toward a briefing by the National Transportation Safety Board, the independent federal agency that investigates aviation accidents. In a subsequent CBS Miami update, the station reports that the victims have been identified and their families have released a joint statement.
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The co-pilot identification report drew an unusually large audience for CBS Miami, alongside increased viewing of its other crash coverage.


