The heartbreaking reason family killed in Florida crash were going to Bahamas
The heartbreaking reason a couple travelling with their young children, nanny and family friends, boarded the doomed private Learjet bound for the Bahamas has been revealed. Tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson, 45, and his wife, ceramicist Helen Sharp, 40 and their two children, Emma, four, and Charlie, two, were heading to the tropical destination for a birthday celebration. The group planned to spend around a week celebrating Robinson’s birthday, sources with direct knowledge claimed to TMZ. Texas-native Robinson had chartered the $2 million Learjet from Austin before it nose-dived and crashed in a fireball in Florida on Sunday, killing all nine people on board.
TL;DR
- A family's trip to the Bahamas for a birthday celebration ended in a fatal crash in Florida.
- The private Learjet carrying nine people, including a tech entrepreneur, his family, and friends, crashed shortly after takeoff.
- The NTSB is investigating the cause, examining a lost elevator part, potential mid-air breakup, ice, and turbulence.
- Air traffic control recordings indicated ice accumulation and severe jolts on the aircraft.
- Chilling audio revealed the co-pilot's mayday call reporting an overspeed condition and imminent crash.