The twin-engine Piper PA-42-1000, built in 1990, took off shortly after 9 am from nearby Canela Airport, bound for Jundiai in Sao Paulo state in bad weather conditions.
On Sunday, a light aircraft with 10 people on board crashed into shops in the center of the tourist city of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Everyone on the plane died. Reuters reported this on Sunday, December 22.
The owner and pilot of the plane and nine members of his family who were passengers were among the dead, state Governor Eduardo Leite said.
It is also known that at least 15 people were taken to the hospital, most of them due to smoke inhalation from the fire caused by the plane crash.
It was noted that the plane touched the chimney of the building, after which it fell to the second floor of the house, and then fell into a furniture store.
According to the fire brigade, the plane took off from the Canela regional airport, near Gramada, and headed for Florianópolis, another popular tourist destination during Christmas.
The causes of the crash are being investigated by the Center for Investigation and Prevention of Aviation Events (Cenipa).
Located in a mountainous region, Gramado is the most popular tourist destination in Rio Grande do Sul, which was hit hard by unprecedented floods earlier this year that claimed dozens of lives, destroyed infrastructure and significantly disrupted the state’s economy.
A plane crash occurred in Muğla province in southeastern Turkey when an ambulance helicopter crashed into a hospital building.
In the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais on Saturday, December 21, an accident involving a bus, a truck and a car killed at least 37 people.
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Source: korrespondent
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