Family of plane crash victims say kids 'were the light of their lives'
The family of a Texas multi-millionaire tech entrepreneur who tragically perished in a devastating plane crash along with his wife and children have released a heartbreaking statement. Adam Robinson, 45, his wife Helen Sharp, 40, and their two children, Emma, 4, and Charlie, 2, have been confirmed as victims of the fatal plane crash in Florida on Sunday (November 1).
TL;DR
- Adam Robinson, his wife Helen Sharp, and their two children, Emma and Charlie, were among nine victims of a plane crash in Florida.
- The victims also included friends Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr, their children's nanny Anita Maria Apellido Cetina, a pilot, and a co-pilot.
- The private jet crashed after departing from Austin, Texas, en route to the Bahamas.
- The co-pilot, Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, reportedly texted her boyfriend about experiencing 'turbulence' and 'ice' shortly before the crash.
- Air traffic control recordings indicated the pilot reported manageable ice build-up and moderate turbulence before declaring an emergency as the aircraft lost height rapidly.
- The aircraft banked sharply before crashing and exploding, with no reported injuries on the ground.
- Robinson's family and his company, Retention.com, RB2B, and Moltsets, issued statements paying tribute to the victims.