A plane has crashed in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, killing all 61 people on board.The twin-engine turboprop aircraft crashed near the town of Vinhedo when it was en route from Cascavel, in the southern state of Paraná, to Guarulhos airport in São Paulo city, according to the Voepass airline.Social media users have been sharing footage of a jet that was falling vertically and spiraling.
Four crew members and 57 passengers were on board the aircraft. Local officials declared that there were no survivors. The plane was carrying 57 passengers and four crew. Local authorities said there were no survivors. The airline had initially said there were 58 passengers, but later revised its figure.
Authorities said the plane landed in a residential area, but no-one on the ground was injured.
They said only one home in the local condominium complex had been damaged, while none of the residents were hurt. Images of a massive area on fire and burning wreckage in a neighborhood full of houses were displayed by Brazil's GloboNews television network. Local hospitals have been notified, and law enforcement and firefighters are on the site. The aircraft was constructed in 2010, and it took off from Cascavel at 11:56 local time (14:56 GMT), according to tracking website Flightradar24. An hour and a half had passed since the aircraft's last signal.
The aircraft was described as being "in good operating condition, with valid registration and airworthiness certificates" by Brazil's civil aviation department.
It further stated that all four of the crew members who were on board when the tragedy occurred had proper qualifications and licenses. Locals saw the moment the passenger plane crashed. "When I heard the sound of the plane falling, I looked out my window at home and saw the moment it crashed," Felipe Magalhaes told Reuters news agency, adding that the sight left him "terrified." Another resident, Nathalie Cicari, told CNN Brasil she was having lunch when she heard a "very loud noise very close by," describing it like the sounds of a drone but "much louder." The Uopeccan Cancer Hospital in Cascavel told BBC Brasil that two of its trainee doctors were among the passengers who died.
"I watched the jet spin when I stepped outside onto the balcony. It didn't take me long to realize that the movement was abnormal for a plane."
It is the deadliest plane catastrophe to occur in Brazil since 2007, when a TAM Express plane crashed and caught fire at the Congonhas airport in São Paulo, killing 199 people.
It is the deadliest plane catastrophe to occur in Brazil since 2007, when a TAM Express plane crashed and caught fire at the Congonhas airport in São Paulo, killing 199 people.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the president of Brazil, honored the victims during a speech.
He addressed the crowd, saying, "I have to be the bearer of very bad news. I would like everyone to stand up so that we can have a minute of silence."
He expressed on social media how upset he was to hear of the incident. My sincere sympathies go out to the victims' friends and family.
He addressed the crowd, saying, "I have to be the bearer of very bad news. I would like everyone to stand up so that we can have a minute of silence."
He expressed on social media how upset he was to hear of the incident. My sincere sympathies go out to the victims' friends and family.
Twenty emergency responders from the nearby town of Valinhos traveled to the crash scene as part of a coordinated operation, according to local authorities.
According to a statement from Valinhos City Hall, "Twenty men were mobilized, including three vehicles from the Valinhos Municipal Civil Guard and one vehicle from the Civil Defense."
According to a statement from Valinhos City Hall, "Twenty men were mobilized, including three vehicles from the Valinhos Municipal Civil Guard and one vehicle from the Civil Defense."
Tarcísio de Freitas, the governor of São Paulo state, is also en route to the scene.
ATR, the maker of the aircraft, announced in a statement that it had learned of an ATR 72-500 accident.
ATR, the maker of the aircraft, announced in a statement that it had learned of an ATR 72-500 accident.
"Our first thoughts are with everyone who has been impacted by this incident. The Franco-Italian plane manufacturer stated, "The ATR specialists are fully engaged to support the customer and the investigation."
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