Pilot of plane involved in fiery crash in Florida has ties to Pennsylvania

Now for that plane crash in Florida that killed all nine people on board. Action News has learned the captain of the Learjet has ties to Pennsylvania. He was a former member of an Allentown aviation company and lived in Montgomery County. Action News reporter Corey Davis live for us now in Gilbertsville with the story. And Corey, the NTSB just shared new details in their investigation. Sorry, NTSB investigators have revealed earlier today that they are finding pieces of the plane one to three miles away from the impact crater, indicating that it likely probably fell apart, broke apart in the sky before it landed. Meanwhile, here in Gilbertsville, I've been speaking with Captain Jeff Gregory's neighbors and a pastor who knew him, saying that he was a man of faith. Today, Action News was there as deliveries arrived at Jeff Gregory's home in the Philadelphia suburbs of Gilbertsville, Montgomery County. The 55-year-old was a pilot of the business jet that crashed in Florida Sunday afternoon, killing all nine on board. Weather is certainly a key focus of the investigation. At nearby Limerick Chapel Church, the pastor spoke with Action News off-camera, telling me Gregory was a former parishioner and beloved within the community. Gregory's life also remembered through a fundraiser by Upper Jets, the company that operated his final flight. The goal, to support his wife, children, and young daughter's education. Gregory's ties to the area also extends to Allentown, where the staff at East Coast Jets expressed condolences online, saying he worked there briefly 10 years ago. NTSB investigators say the plane encountered ice and bad weather before crashing near West Palm Beach, Florida. A man's voice could be heard over the air traffic control radio in the background, reciting parts of the Lord's Prayer before crashing. Friends believe that voice belonged to Gregory. And a local pastor here also telling me they are currently working on funeral arrangements. And I'm reporting live here in Gilbertsville, Corey Davis, Channel 6 Action News. Yeah, really heartbreaking details as they continue to emerge. Corey, thanks.