On Friday, a regional turboprop plane carrying 61 passengers crashed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, killing everyone on board, according to local officials.
A video posted on social media showed what seemed to be an ATR-made jet spinning out of control as it crashed behind a cluster of trees near residences, trailed by a big cloud of black smoke.
City officials in Valinhos, near Vinhedo, reported there were no survivors, and just one property in the neighboring condominium complex had been damaged while none of the residents were hurt.
“I have to be the bearer of really bad news,” said President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaking at an event shortly after the crash. He asked for a minute of silence for the victims of the crash.
Airline Voepass said the plane, which had taken off from Cascavel, in the state of Parana, bound for Sao Paulo’s main international airport, crashed in the town of Vinhedo, about 80 km (50 miles) northwest of Sao Paulo.
The unlisted airline said it could not provide further information on what caused the plane, which had a PS-VPB registration, to crash.
Just minutes after the apparent accident, Sao Paulo’s state fire brigade said it was rushing seven crews to the scene of the crash.
The aircraft was listed by flight tracker FlightRadar24 as an ATR 72-500 turboprop. ATR is jointly owned by Airbus and Italian aerospace group Leonardo.
ATR did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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