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The dad who died in the horror Florida plane crash shared an online post referencing aviation accidents just months before the tragic incident.

Tech tycoon Adam Robinson was killed alongside his wife Helen and their two young children on Sunday (1 November) after the Learjet 60 they were travelling on nose-dived into a street in Palm Beach County.

Five others also perished after the aircraft exploded into a fireball upon impact, leaving a 'crater-like impact point' in the residential area.

Tributes have been pouring in for 'devoted parents' Adam and Helen, as well as their two kids Emma, 4, and Charlie, 2, who were 'the light of their lives'.

In a joint statement, the couple's loved ones said: "Helen and Adam were the love affair that will last forever. Their warmth, generosity and gift for making people feel welcome touched so many lives.

"Their loss will be felt deeply by all those who loved them and who they loved in return."

Adam – who was the founder and CEO of Retention, RB2B and Moltsets – was among those onboard the doomed Learjet 60 that was bound for the Bahamas.

His children's nanny, Anita Maria Cetina, and another couple, Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr also passed away, while pilot Jeff Gregory, 55, and 20-year-old co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras, have also been identified as victims.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said that the volatile weather conditions on Sunday are a 'major focus of the investigation'.

"We do have some evidence that there was some breakup of the aircraft before impact," board member Tom Chapman said. "We may find parts ⁠of ​the aircraft some distance away from the actual ​impact site."

The private plane had departed from Austin, Texas, during a period of heavy rainfall and thunderstorms.

Chilling audio of the final conversation between co-pilot Nathalia and air traffic control was publicised on Monday (2 November), which captured her making a desperate mayday call as the aircraft rapidly lost altitude.

She told the operator that they were 'going to crash into the ground', before adding: "Look outside. Holy f**k, we're out of time."

The young woman had texted her boyfriend just a few minutes prior, complaining of the flying conditions as she noted the plane was experiencing turbulence, while ice was enveloping the exterior of it.

An online post previously shared by Adam on 17 April this year has also resurfaced in wake of the tragedy over the weekend.

Six months ago, the tech boss wrote on X: You don't need to crash a plane to learn to fly…and you don't need VC to build a business."