Adam Robinson, who was among 9 dead in Florida plane crash, was heading to Bahamas for his birthday celebration with his family before tragedy struck; all about the tech entrepreneur

A much-awaited birthday celebration turned out to be tragic. Fresh updates have emerged in the Florida plane crash, which claimed the lives of nine people, including the family of technology entrepreneur Adam Robinson. According to TMZ, the victims in the plane crash, which occurred on Sunday (October 30, 2026), were on their way to the Bahamas to celebrate Robinson's birthday when the tragedy struck.

Citing sources, the outlet reported that Adam was onboard with his wife Helen Sharp, along with their two young children. The victims also included the 20-year-old co-pilot, Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, who made the final radio transmissions. All nine passengers were killed. The family was reportedly planning to spend about a week in the tropical destination.

The jet crashed just miles away from Mar-a-Lago. It likely started breaking apart before it slammed into the ground and erupted in a fireball, a federal investigator said on Monday (November 2, 2026), news agency AP reported.


Several videos of the tragic crash surfaced on social media platforms. In the footage, the plane can be seen bursting into flames when it crashed in Greenacres, about 7 miles (11 kilometers) southwest of West Palm Beach. Thick black smoke engulfed the crash site, and little remained of the plane.

The jet did a steep nosedive, leaving behind a crater and a wide debris field as rain pounded the area. According to AP, around 600 residents living nearby remained displaced, but only one injury was reported on the ground.

The Learjet 60 had departed Austin, Texas, and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the deadly crash.

Who is Adam Robinson

Adam Robinson was a tech entrepreneur and had vast experience in the field of financial services and banking. He grew up in Houston and played basketball while attending Memorial High School. He was also a former guard on the Rice University men’s basketball team.

According to the Houston Chronicle, Adam went to Rice University and completed his graduation in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in economics, Spanish, and managerial studies. He was a member of Jones College, one of Rice’s residential colleges.

At the time when he was a member of the men’s basketball team during the 2000 and 2001 seasons, he had earned two varsity letters, the outlet reported. Robinson was the founder of Retention.com. It's a website that makes use of technology to connect e-commerce website visitors to their email addresses. He was also a co-founder of Robly, an email marketing platform.

According to his LinkedIn page, he described himself as the founder and CEO of RB2B and Retention.com and the CEO of Moltsets. His prior work experience includes a stint at global financial services business Lehman Brothers and the banking group Barclays.