Fourteen people died on Saturday when a plane crashed while trying to land in the middle of a temporary in the Brazilian tourist town of Barcelosin it Amazonas state (north)the authorities reported.
The pilot of the small aircraft was approaching the town under a heavy rain and with poor visibility, and tried to descend inadvertently in the middle of the runway, the security secretary of Amazonas, Vinicius Almeida.
All twelve passengers and two crew members on board perished in the accident, the state governor had previously written, Wilson Lima, in X (formerly Twitter).
Who were the deceased?
Initial investigations indicate that the passengers were all brazilian men who traveled to practice sport fishingadded the local government in a bulletin.
Media showed the small white plane fallen on a dirt roadwith the front part crushed against the dense vegetation.
It’s about a EMB-110, a twin-engine turboprop built by him Brazilian manufacturer Embraerwhich moved from Manaus, state capital, towards Barcelosan hour and a half flight.
Located on the Negro River, tributary of the Amazonthe town is surrounded by natural parks and protected areas.
Authorities reported that two planes approaching Barcelos At the same time they returned to Manaus due to weather conditions.
The Air Force and police They will investigate the accident, according to the local government, which added that many details remained unclear.
According to the first reports, it was believed that the plane was carrying American citizensbut the authorities of Amazon They indicated that, according to preliminary investigations, all the victims were Brazilian.
Source: Ambito
