All 61 persons on board a regional turboprop plane heading out of Sao Paulo, Brazil, perished in the crash on Friday, according to local officials close to the scene. Social media footage appeared to show the ATR-built aircraft spinning out of control as it crashed behind a stand of trees close to homes, trailed by a thick cloud of black smoke.
There were no survivors and only one damaged home in the nearby condominium complex, according to city officials in Valinhos, near Vinhedo, and no occupants were injured. Shortly after the disaster, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva declared, “I have to be the bearer of really bad news,” during an occasion. He requested a quiet moment for victims of the crash.
The aircraft, according to airline Voepass, crashed in the town of Vinhedo, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Sao Paulo. The jet had taken off from Cascavel, in the state of Parana, headed for the city’s main international airport. The aircraft, registered PS-VPB, crashed, and the unlisted airline stated it was unable to provide more details.
Sao Paulo’s state fire brigade announced it was sending seven firefighters to the crash location shortly after the apparent mishap. FlightRadar24, a flight tracker, identified the aircraft as an ATR 72-500 turboprop. Airbus and the Italian aerospace company Leonardo jointly own ATR.
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