Fourteen individuals are killed in Brazil when airplane carrying vacationers crashes ‘as a result of pilot error whereas making an attempt to land throughout rain storm’
- The 12 passengers and two crew members – all males – had been flying from Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state, to Barcelos, a 90 minute flight upriver
- The airplane crashed whereas trying to land, killing all these on board: locals mentioned it was raining very closely on the time
- Wilson Lima, the governor of Amazonas state, confirmed the deaths of all on board and mentioned they had been Brazilian vacationers heading out on a fishing journey
Twelve Brazilian males flying into the Amazon on a fishing journey have died in a airplane crash, together with the pilot and co-pilot of their small airplane.
The accident came about on Saturday morning within the Barcelos province, some 248 miles from the state capital, Manaus.
The Manaus Aerotaxi airline confirmed that every one these on board the Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante, a turboprop mild plane, died within the crash.
‘I deeply remorse the demise of the 12 passengers and two crew members who had been victims of the airplane crash in Barcelos on Saturday,’ mentioned Wilson Lima, governor of Amazonas state.
‘Our groups have been working from the outset to offer the required assist. My sympathy and prayers exit to their households and buddies.’
A light-weight plane carrying 14 folks – 12 passengers, a pilot and co-pilot – crashed on Saturday within the Amazon

The airplane got here down in heavy rain, the governor of Amazonas state confirmed

Amazonas State Safety Secretary, Colonel Vinicius Almeida (C), flanked by the commander of the Seventh Regional Air Command (VII COMAR), David Almeida (L) and the mayor of Barcelos, Edson Mendes, speaks throughout a press convention in Manaus on Saturday discussing the crash
Lima mentioned that the our bodies had already been faraway from the plane and that the victims had been Brazilian vacationers.
Lima additionally added that the area faces heavy rainfall and the most certainly explanation for the accident was an error within the route taken on the time of touchdown.
The airline mentioned it was investigating, however providing no particulars about deaths or accidents.
‘We depend on respect for the privateness of these concerned at this troublesome time and will likely be out there to offer all needed data and updates because the investigation progresses,’ the assertion mentioned.
The Brazilian Air Power mentioned in an announcement that investigators from the Accident Investigation and Prevention Middle (CENIPA) had been known as in to start an investigation.