2007 Campo de Marte crash - Sao Paulo, Brazil
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On November 4th, 2007, a Learjet plane carrying two people crashed into two houses in the residential neighborhood of Rua Bernardinho de Sena. Six people on the ground (plus the two aboard) were killed.
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Location: Brazil
Date Posted: 12/03/2007
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From AP/MSNBC:
"An executive jet crashed in a heavily populated neighborhood of Sao Paulo on Sunday, killing at least eight people and turning homes into a pile of smoky rubble just months after the city was the site of Brazil’s deadliest air disaster.
The plane, a Learjet 35 belonging to a Brazilian air taxi company, slammed into several houses shortly after taking off, said Lucia Ferreira, a spokeswoman for airport authority Infraero.
Killed in the crash were the pilot, the co-pilot and at least six people on the ground, including a child, according to Sao Paulo’s state public safety department and the airport authority.
The plane was not carrying any passengers, according to a statement issued by the jet’s owner, Reali Taxi Aerea.
The jet that crashed Sunday afternoon took off from the Campo de Marte airport, used by executive jets and helicopters, and was en route to Rio de Janeiro, Ferreira said.
Witnesses told Brazilian media the Learjet plowed nose first into the blue-collar neighborhood as it apparently tried to return to the airport during cloudy and slightly rainy conditions. One home was destroyed and at least one more was heavily damaged. More than 60 firefighters were still combing through the debris hours later." LINK BELOW
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Date of Crash: 11/04/2007
Aircraft Model: Learjet 35
Military or Civilian: Civilian
Cause of Crash:
Pilot error
Tail Number: Not listed
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