China News Agency, Sao Paulo, September 14 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) On the morning of the 14th local time, a small twin-engine plane crashed in Piracicaba, Sao Paulo State, Brazil, causing 5 passengers and 2 crew members. All 7 people on board the aircraft died.
The local fire department issued a notice saying that the plane went from Pedro Morganti Airport in Piracicaba to Para at 8:40 am on the 14th and crashed in 15 seconds after takeoff. In a forest not far from the São Paulo State Polytechnic Institute Piracicaba, the plane exploded and caused a fire.
After the accident, about 100 local firefighters went to the scene of the crash to rescue.
Firefighters found the remains of seven victims at the scene.
The 73-year-old Brazilian entrepreneur Celso Silveira Mello Filho (Celso Silveira Mello Filho) and his 71-year-old wife, a pair of 46-year-old twin sons and a 48-year-old son are in Lost in the accident.
The two pilots who died were males, 39 and 24 years old.
According to Brazilian media reports, the crashed aircraft was a twin-engine aircraft, model B200GT, called "King Air", manufactured by Textron Aviation in 2019.
The plane can accommodate two pilots and six passengers.
Brazil currently has 430 "King Air" aircraft of various types in operation.
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