Brazilian authorities have promised an investigation into the second aircraft crash in lower than two months within the nation.
A minimum of 12 individuals together with an toddler have died after a small aircraft crashed within the northwestern Brazilian state of Acre, in response to authorities.
An announcement by the Acre state authorities on Sunday mentioned the aircraft was a single-engine Cessna Caravan, and it crashed close to the Rio Branco airport.
All 10 passengers – 9 adults and an toddler – in addition to the pilot and the co-pilot all died on the scene, it mentioned, including that there might be an investigation. It stays unclear what the passengers’ nationalities are.
The aircraft was headed to Envira, a small city within the neighbouring Amazonas state of Brazil. It was reportedly operated by native agency ART Taxi Aereo.
Citing native media, the AFP information company reported that the aircraft erupted in flames on impression and triggered a forest fireplace in a distant space close to Brazil’s border with Peru and Bolivia.
That is the second such incident in lower than two months, as 14 individuals had perished onboard a small jet that crashed in Amazonas state in September. All of the victims of that crash – 12 passengers and two crew members – have been Brazilian vacationers.
The plane crashed because it was approaching the vacationer city of Barcelos in heavy rain with low visibility, in response to officers.
