2024 Gramado Piper PA-42 crash
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 A CCTV still of PR-NDN shortly before taking off | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22 December 2024 |
| Summary | Crashed shortly after takeoff; under investigation |
| Site | Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA-42 Cheyenne |
| Operator | Private owner |
| Registration | PR-NDN |
| Flight origin | Canela Airport, Gramado, Brazil |
| Destination | Jundiaí Airport, Jundiaí, Brazil |
| Occupants | 10 |
| Fatalities | 10 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground injuries | 17 |
On 22 December 2024, a Piper PA-42 Cheyenne crashed in the tourist city of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, resulting in at least 10 fatalities and 17 injuries. The accident occurred shortly after takeoff when the aircraft collided with multiple structures in the resort town, causing significant damage and leading to fires that damaged several buildings.
Accident
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The accident occurred shortly after takeoff from Canela Airport in the morning hours, with the aircraft traveling only approximately three kilometers before the accident.[1] During takeoff, the aircraft flew into challenging weather conditions, with forecasts of overcast skies and fog in the area.[1][2][3]
The aircraft reportedly struck a building's chimney in the mountainous resort town of Gramado in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, followed by impacts with the second floor of a residential structure and a furniture store before colliding with a mobile phone store.[4] Debris from the plane also struck a nearby inn. The accident sparked fires that contributed to many of the reported injuries including two critically injured women, primarily from smoke inhalation.[1][2][3]
The plane was piloted by businessman and CEO of the Galeazzi & Associados business recovery firm Luiz Claudio Salgueiro Galeazzi, and was carrying nine members of his family. All of the occupants of the plane were killed in the accident.[1]
Local authorities, including the Civil Defense of Rio Grande do Sul and Public Security Department, coordinated the emergency response.[2]
Aftermath
[edit]Galeazzi & Associados, the company founded by the pilot, issued a statement on LinkedIn expressing gratitude for support received following the accident, and extended sympathy to those affected by the accident in the region.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Avião que levava empresário e nove familiares cai em Gramado; todos morreram". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ a b c Rios, Michael; Mendonca, Duarte (22 December 2024). "Small plane crashes into Brazilian tourist city, killing at least 10". CNN. Archived from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Brazil: Small plane crashes into shops in Gramado". DW. 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ a b "At least 10 are killed as a small plane crashes into a Brazilian town popular with tourists". AP News. 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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