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Four Dead as Aircraft Hits Restaurant in Brazil
4 Apr
Summary
- A Piper Malibu aircraft crashed into a restaurant in Capão da Canoa.
- Four people on board the plane were killed in the incident.
- The restaurant was closed and empty at the time of the crash.
A Piper Malibu aircraft crashed into a restaurant in Capão da Canoa, Brazil, resulting in the deaths of all four people on board. The incident took place on Friday, April 3, around 10:30 a.m. local time, shortly after the plane departed from Capão da Canoa Airport.
The aircraft lost altitude and impacted the Dom Inácio restaurant, which was closed at the time. Fortunately, no one inside the restaurant or on the ground was injured, as the plane narrowly missed pedestrians and cyclists before crashing. The plane is believed to have collided with a pole near the runway.
The victims have been identified as businesspeople Déborah Belanda Ortolani and Luis Antonio Ortolani, along with pilots Nelio Maria Batista Pessanha and Renan Eduardo Saes. Authorities responded immediately, evacuating nearby residences and securing the area. Investigations into the cause of the crash are ongoing.
