Pilot in Learjet crash that killed 9 in Florida was a husband, father and a devout Christian

The pilot of a Learjet 60 crash in Greenacres, Florida, that killed all nine people aboard was identified as Jeff Gregory, 55, a longtime aviator, husband, and father from the Philadelphia suburbs. Gregory was one of two crew members in the cockpit on a Bahamas-bound flight Sunday afternoon, and authorities said Monday that parts of the jet likely broke off before impact. A colleague organizing a GoFundMe described him as deeply faithful, and social media posts from people who knew him described him as a devout Christian. Air traffic communications from the co-pilot, Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, referenced ice buildup and severe turbulence, while impact scattered debris and forced evacuations for about 600 nearby residents.