Learjet co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras' dad breaks down as he reveals 'I wanted to be by her side' in final moments – New York Post

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

Allan Filgueiras wept as he praised his 20-year-old daughter, Nathalia, a co-pilot killed in a South Florida Learjet crash. The heartbroken father of the 20-year-old co-pilot killed on the Learjet that crashed in Florida last weekend wept Friday as he said he wished he had been on the flight with her. “I wanted to be by her side. Inside the plane, to help, to be by her. I had to be next to her,” Allan Filgueiras, dad of fallen aviator Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, said at a press conference. Allan Filgueiras held back tears as he called his daughter his “soulmate” and said he was proud of her for keeping a cool head during the emergency.

“I did listen to [her radio transmissions] many times, trying to find a clue in my head how that happened. And wow, she’s tough,” Allan Filgueiras said. He said he used to fly with Nathalia Filgueiras — who earned her pilot license in high school before she could even drive — and that she later became his instructor. Allan Filgueiras said his daughter told him, “I would pay for this, but they’re actually paying me” while recalling how much she loved her job. The doomed $2 million Learjet 60 was flying to the Bahamas from Texas Sunday when it suddenly took a nosedive over a