Learjet plane crash in Florida kills Adam Robinson, technology entrepreneur who created marketing platforms, wife Helen Sharp, children, old 'X' tweet goes viral

Bahamas-bound Learjet that crashed in South Florida with nine people aboard killed Adam Robinson, his wife, Helen Sharp, and their children, 4-year-old Emma and 2-year-old Charlie, according to a statement from the families of the seven passengers. Anita Maria Cetina, who helped care for the children, also died. The victims included 20-year-old co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras. Two more victims were identified as Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr. The identity of the other pilot was not immediately disclosed.

"Our hearts are also with the families of the pilots, who are grieving alongside us," the families of the seven said.

Who was Adam Robinson?


Adam Robinson was a technology entrepreneur. 45-year-old Robinson was a co-founder of Robly, an email marketing platform, and founder of Retention.com, which uses technology to connect e-commerce website visitors to their email addresses.

Robinson's old post on 'X' has now gone viral. Check the tweet here

Robinson recently told the ProfitLed podcast that he and his family lived in Aspen, Colorado.

"I feel like I’m living the dream," Robinson said. "I love the fact that I get to see my kids in the morning and the evening, and I don’t have to travel for work that much, and I get to live in this place that’s always been my dream," he said. "And my wife is super happy because she can be a full-time artist," Robinson said.

Florida Plane Crash Reason

A federal investigator said Monday that the business jet likely started breaking apart before it slammed into the ground and erupted in a fireball. Video recorded by passersby captured the Bahamas-bound Learjet's rapid nosedive Sunday afternoon before it exploded in Greenacres, about 7 miles southwest of West Palm Beach. Flames flickered around chunks of pavement lining the crater as shocked residents looked on in horror. Thick black smoke engulfed the crash site and little remained of the plane.

Jeff Guzzetti, a former NTSB and the Federal Aviation Administration investigator, said key components of the jet's tail may have been lost during the turbulence or as it nose-dived, making the plane impossible to control.

National Transportation Safety Board member Tom Chapman said during a news conference Monday that investigators found evidence the aircraft started breaking up before it hit the ground and that debris from the aircraft could be spread far and wide.