Friday, April 22, 2011

Seven people killed by falling plane they were traveling in Manaus

BRASILIA, April 22. Seven people have died after falling plane they were traveling, shortly after takeoff from the Eduardo Gomez International Airport in the city of Manaus, located in the state of Amazonas, in northwest Brazil, as reported by the Airport Infrastructure (Infraero) . Apparently, the victims are the partner of the company that owns the device, Amazonaves Air Taxi, his wife, three daughters - including one under twelve years - the pilot and copilot of the ship, according to the newspaper 'Folha do Sao Paulo.

" The businessman and his brother, Antonio Luiz Geraldo Neto Picao, respectively, were among those investigated in the framework of Operation Metastasis of defrauding about 34 million reais (14.9 million euros) to the National Health Foundation by irregular granting of licenses. The plane, a twin-engine Seneca PA 34 model, which was bound for the city of SantarĂ©m, in the neighboring state of ParĂ¡, dashed against a green area of the airport, which has been closed for half an hour.

The causes of the accident are unknown, although it has opened an investigation. For its part, the airport authorities have reported that the weather at the time of takeoff was optimal.

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