Anita Maria Cetina, the nanny aboard the Learjet that crashed near West Palm Beach, Florida, made a final video call to her sister shortly before the fatal flight, her family said.
Cetina, 24, was traveling with the Robinson family, who had chartered the jet. She died in the crash last Sunday, just weeks before her 25th birthday.
Moments before takeoff, she called her sister, Angie Ramirez Cetina, and showed her the children and the aircraft.
Speaking to The US Sun, the grieving sister said: “We had a video call. She showed me the children, and she showed me the plane. She was very happy.”
“She was genuinely happy because she had never been to the Bahamas. Even though she was working, she didn’t see it that way. She enjoyed it. She loved her job and cared deeply for the children. She loved the Robinson family very much.”
Investigators are still trying to establish what caused the business jet to crash while traveling from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas. Pilot Jeffrey Gregory, 55, and co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, 20, were killed.
Adam Robinson, his wife, Helen Sharp, their children Emma, four, and Charlie, two, as well as Robinson’s friends Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr, were also aboard. All nine people on the flight died.
Newly released 911 calls from frightened Florida residents have offered a glimpse of the chaos on the ground. Some callers initially feared the blast had been caused by a bomb.
Nanny Anita Maria Cetina was among those killed in the Learjet crash last Sunday
“There was an explosion,” one woman told 911, according to NBC Miami. “I think an airplane, a rocket—something fell from the sky.”
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“Our house shook, and then we heard an explosion when we ran outside. We didn’t see exactly what fell, but sparks came out and there was a lot of smoke.”
Another caller described hearing a “really big explosion.”
The crash also drew widespread attention after air traffic control audio captured Filgueiras providing updates as the jet plunged toward the ground.
She can be heard saying: “Seven two two bravo delta, we’re descending 8,000… mayday, mayday… we’re descending 10,000 feet per minute.”
Seconds later, she declares: “Declaring emergency, declaring emergency, we are in an overspeed condition,” before shouting: “Descending 20,000 feet per minute… we’re going to crash into the ground.”
“I’m here with you, talk to me,” the air traffic controller replies, attempting to keep her calm.
The crew member then says: “We are descending 22,000 feet, and we are banking 60 degrees.” The statement indicates that the aircraft’s wings were tilted at a 60-degree angle, leaving the jet almost completely on its side.
“We’re out of time,” she screams.
Our News Outlet has decided not to publish the final seconds of the recording because they are extremely distressing.
A huge crater was left at the crash site, surrounded by a wide area of scattered wreckage.
