health
May 4, 2026
Two dead and three injured as a small plane crashes into a building in Brazil
Two people died and three others were seriously injured this Monday after a small plane crashed into a residential building in the city of Belo Horizonte, capital of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, according to official sources. EFE The regional Fire Department indicated that the fatal victims were the pilot and the co-pilot, who were trapped in the wreckage of the aircraft. The other three occupants, all men aged 18, 40 and 50, were rescued alive and transferred "in serious condition" to João XXIII hospital. There were no victims among the residents of the building, which was evacuated as a precaution, according to reports. The aircraft, a single-engine PT-EYT, had departed from Pampulha airport, in Belo Horizonte, shortly after noon bound for São Paulo, after arriving from the Vale do Jequitinhonha region. The accident occurred just minutes later when the aircraft impacted a three-story building in the stairwell area, without directly hitting the apartments. Rescue teams and experts from the Civil Police are at the scene to secure the area and conduct initial investigations into the causes of the event, although Civil Defense ruled out structural damage to the building.
TL;DR
- A small plane crashed into a residential building in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
- Two people, the pilot and co-pilot, died in the crash.
- Three other occupants were seriously injured and taken to the hospital.
- No residents of the building were harmed.
- The aircraft was a single-engine PT-EYT that had departed from Pampulha airport.
- The accident occurred shortly after takeoff.
- The plane hit a stairwell area, not directly affecting apartments.
- Investigations are being conducted to determine the cause of the crash.
- Civil Defense reported no structural damage to the building.