Adam Robinson, the 44-year-old founder and chief executive officer of software companies “Retention.com” and “RB2B”, has died along with his family in a plane crash in the U.S. state of Florida.
Globalinfo.az reports, citing “Qafqazinfo”, that a private “Learjet 60” aircraft flying from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas crashed into a residential area near Palm Beach, killing all 9 people on board.
Along with the businessman, the crash claimed the lives of his wife Helen Sharp, their two young children — 4-year-old Emma and 2-year-old Charlie — the family’s nanny Anita Maria Apellido Cetina, and family friends Rachel Reid and Charmie Fehr.
According to reports, they were flying to celebrate Robinson’s birthday.
The pilots flying the aircraft, 55-year-old captain Jeff Gregory and 20-year-old co-pilot Natalia Gadelha Filgueiras, also died in the crash. It has been noted that the co-pilot began aviation training at the age of 17 and had big aviation dreams.
According to preliminary information, the crew reported adverse weather conditions and severe turbulence to air traffic control during the flight. Although the pilot requested to increase altitude, the aircraft soon began descending rapidly, sent an emergency distress signal, and crashed into a residential area before catching fire.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have launched a large-scale investigation into the incident. Investigators are also examining the possibility that the aircraft broke apart in mid-air before hitting the ground.
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