Private plane crash in Brazil kills pilot and his family

Ten members of a household have died after a personal aircraft crashed into town of Gramado in southern Brazil.

Brazilian businessman Luiz Claudio Galeazzi, who was piloting the aircraft, was killed within the crash alongside his spouse, three daughters and different relations, a press release from his firm stated.

The small aircraft reportedly hit the chimney of a constructing, in addition to a home and a store because it fell.

Native authorities say 17 individuals on the bottom had been injured within the accident, together with two in a critical situation.

Mr Galeazzi, 61, was taking his household on a visit to Jundiaí, within the São Paulo state, in accordance with reviews in Brazilian media.

All 10 victims of the crash had been members of Mr Galeazzi’s household, Rio Grande do Sul state governor Eduardo Leite informed a press convention. He added that the aircraft had taken off in unfavourable climate circumstances.

The aircraft reportedly flew for 3km (1.8 miles) earlier than falling into the city space of town simply minutes after take-off on Sunday morning.

“On the time, it was revving up. You may see that it was accelerating loads,” an eyewitness, Nadia Hansen, informed Reuters information company.

“Then there was a bang because it hit the constructing after which it handed near my home after which it fell, and I assumed it had dropped in entrance of the home,” she stated.

Footage from the scene present emergency employees attending to the smoking wreckage amongst particles from badly broken buildings.

Mr Galeazzi was the chief government of Galeazzi & Associados, a company restructuring and disaster administration agency based mostly in São Paulo.

The corporate issued a press release on LinkedIn, paying tribute to the 61-year-old.

“Luiz Galeazzi will likely be eternally remembered for his dedication to his household and for his exceptional profession because the chief of Galeazzi & Associados,” the assertion stated.

“We additionally sympathize with all these affected by the accident within the area,” it stated, including that it might co-operate with investigations into the accident.

The aircraft crashed close to the centre of Gramado, hitting a home, a furnishings retailer and a lodge, in accordance with Brazilian media.

State governor Mr Leite stated the reason for the accident was being investigated by the Aeronautical Accident Investigation and Prevention Heart (Cenipa).

“Your complete state is mobilized right here to offer the mandatory help,” he informed reporters on the scene.

Gramado is a well-liked vacationer vacation spot, identified for internet hosting occasions throughout the festive interval.

The area was severely hit in Might this 12 months by unprecedented flooding, which claimed dozens of lives and displaced round 150,000 individuals from their properties.