Posted on 05/04/2026 5:34:29 PM PDT by Red Badger
Shocking video footage captured the moment when a small plane smashed into a residential building in Brazil.
The airplane, which had four occupants, crashed into a building on Monday in the city of Belo Horizonte, southeastern Brazil.
Watch below:
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Reuters confirmed:
The pilot and co-pilot died, while the remaining passengers were in serious condition, the fire department added.
“A single-engine EMB-721C aircraft (1979 model) crashes into a building in a residential area in the Northeast region of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, where four people were being transported on 04 May; according to a initial information,” aviation news page FL360aero wrote.
“The plane struck a building of approximately three stories before crashing in the property’s parking area,” it added.
Video footage showed the aftermath of the crash:
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The U.S. Sun has more:
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Emergency services were scrambled to the scene of the crash at 12.25pm.
The pilot had reported to the Pampulha Airport control tower that he was having difficulties taking off.
Lieutenant Raul of the Fire Department said: “It [the aircraft] hit between the third and fourth floors, in the stairwell.
“If it had hit the sides, it could have struck some residences; those apartments were occupied.
“What we saw was the structure of the aircraft projected inside the stairwell, without hitting any other apartments.”
Avani Soares, who lives in the building which was hit by the aircraft said she thought “the world had ended”.
She told Globo: “Everything went dark, a lot of debris fell, and I thought, ‘The world has ended.’
“On the other floor, there were people screaming for help. I didn’t know what to do.”
Ms Soares added: “Then I ran to the window because it had gone completely dark.
“Then I saw it and said, ‘It can’t be, a plane.’ There was a strong smell of fuel.
“I just grabbed my phone and glasses, and went downstairs, I didn’t grab anything else.”
AVIATION PING!..................
NOTE TO SELF:
If you're having difficulty taking off, ... don't.
It’s been pre-disastered!
License built Piper Cherokee Six of some sort. Good airplane until the engine doesn’t make full power.
Not criticizing the pilot because he had his hands full but, the old adage “fly the plane all the way to the scene of the crash” may apply here. Looks like he ran out of options and control of the plane at about the same time. The video showed no plausible place to crash.
Looks like he had no rudder control, going in a circle, lower and lower.................
“Looks like he had no rudder control, going in a circle, lower and lower.................”
Where did you get you pilot’s license?
That was just a guess................
That sucked! RIP
Sometimes the plane takes down the building,
Sometimes the building takes down the plane
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