Victims of Florida plane crash identified

The nine people killed when a Learjet 60 crashed into a Palm Beach County neighborhood on Sunday have been identified, CBS Miami reports.

The victims include Adam Robinson, 45, an Austin tech entrepreneur and CEO of Retention.com, and his wife, Helen Sharp, 40, an entrepreneur, potter and PR company owner, Fox News reports. Their children, Emma, 4, and Charlie, 2, also died, along with Anita Maria Cetina, who cared for the children. The passengers also included a couple, Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr.

The pilots were Captain Jeffrey Gregory, 55, and co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras, 20. Her family identified her on Monday. Upper Jet, which operated the plane, did not confirm the captain’s identity and referred questions to federal investigators.

In a family statement, relatives said Robinson and Sharp “were devoted parents, and Emma, 4, and Charlie, 2, were the light of their lives.” They added: “We ask for privacy as we grieve.”

The jet left Austin-Bergstrom International Airport at about 10:37 a.m., bound for North Eleuthera in the Bahamas, and crashed shortly before 1 p.m., Fox News reports. The crew reported light clear ice and moderate turbulence at about 35,000 feet, then told air traffic control: “We are in an overspeed condition, descending.”

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said weather is a “major focus” of its investigation. NTSB member Tom Chapman said preliminary indications suggest the aircraft may have begun breaking apart before impact. The cause has not been determined.

Debris was scattered across ball fields, businesses and homes. At least one person on the ground suffered a leg injury.