Authorities say the twin-engine plane crashed in a largely residential neighborhood of Gramado shortly after takeoff.
A small plane has crashed at a tourist destination in southern Brazil, killing all 10 people on board and injuring more than a dozen people on the ground, officials said.
Brazil’s civil protection agency said Sunday that the twin-engine Piper PA-42-1000 struck the chimney of a house and another of a separate house before crashing into a shop in a large residential neighborhood of Gramado shortly after taking off from Canela. Hit the floor.
Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite told a news conference that the plane’s owner and pilot, Luiz Claudio Galeazzi, were killed along with nine members of his family.
Leight said 17 people on the ground were injured, 12 of whom are still being treated in hospital.
Galeazzi’s company, Galeazzi & Associados, confirmed that its CEO and Galeazzi’s wife and three daughters had died in the accident.
“Luiz Galeazzi will always be remembered for his dedication to his family and his remarkable career as a leader of Galeazzi & Associados,” the company said in a post on LinkedIn.
“At this moment of immense pain, Galeazzi and Associados are deeply grateful for the expressions of solidarity and affection they have received from friends, colleagues and the community. We also sympathize with all those affected by the accident in the area.”
Gramado, located in the Serra Gaucha mountains, is a popular destination for vacationers, especially during the Christmas season.
The crash comes a little more than a year after Brazil suffered its worst air disaster in nearly two decades when a twin-engine plane crashed in the south-eastern city of Vinhedo, killing all 62 people on board. Was.
