Twin-engine airplane crashed in largely residential neighborhood of Gramado shortly after takeoff, authorities say.
A small airplane has crashed right into a vacationer hotspot in southern Brazil, killing all 10 individuals on board and injuring greater than a dozen individuals on the bottom, officers have stated.
The twin-engine Piper PA-42-1000 hit the chimney of a house and the second flooring of a special home earlier than crashing into a store in a largely residential neighbourhood of Gramado shortly after takeoff from Canela, Brazil’s Civil Defense company stated on Sunday.
Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite informed a information convention that the plane’s proprietor and pilot, Luiz Claudio Galeazzi, was killed together with 9 members of his household.
Leite stated that 17 individuals on the bottom have been injured, 12 of whom have been nonetheless receiving remedy in hospital.
Galeazzi’s firm, Galeazzi & Associados, confirmed that its CEO and Galeazzi’s spouse and three daughters had died within the crash.
“Luiz Galeazzi can be endlessly remembered for his dedication to his household and for his outstanding profession as a frontrunner of Galeazzi & Associados,” the corporate stated in a publish on LinkedIn.
“In this second of immense ache, Galeazzi & Associados is deeply grateful for the expressions of solidarity and affection obtained from pals, colleagues and the group. We additionally sympathize with all these affected by the accident within the area.”
Gramado, positioned within the Serra Gaucha mountains, is a well-liked vacation spot for vacationers, particularly in the course of the Christmas season.
The crash comes a bit greater than a yr after Brazil suffered its worst air catastrophe in practically 20 years when a twin-engine airplane crashed within the southeastern metropolis of Vinhedo, killing all 62 individuals on board.
