2021 Palmas FR plane crash

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2021 Palmas FR plane crash
File:Beechcraft 95-B55 PT-JPR in 2013 (Cropped).jpg
A Beechcraft Baron similar to the incident aircraft.
Accident summary
Date January 24, 2021 (2021-01-24)
Summary Crashed shortly after takeoff; under investigation
Site Luzimangues, Porto Nacional
Passengers 5
Crew 1
Fatalities 6
Survivors 0
Aircraft type Beechcraft Baron
Operator Construtora Meirelles Mascarenhas Ltda
Registration PT-LYG
Flight origin Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport, Palmas
Destination Goiânia International Airport, Goiânia

The 2021 Palmas FR plane crash took place on January 24, 2021, when a private Beechcraft Baron belonging to the Palmas Futebol e Regatas association football team crashed shortly after departing Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport in Brazil. The aircraft crashed on the way to Goiânia,[1] killing all six people on board: four members of the football team, the team's owner, and the pilot.[2] The flight was en route to a regional cup football game between Palmas and Vila Nova, for the Brazilian Copa Verde championship.[3][4]

Victims

In a statement released to various media outlets such as CNN Brazil, it was announced that six deaths had occurred. Among the victims of the crash were identified as football players Marcus Molinari, Lucas Praxedes, Guilherme Noé, and Ranule, team president Lucas Meira plus the pilot Wagner Machado.[3][5][6] The four footballers who died had been travelling separately from the rest of their team because they had tested positive for COVID-19.[7]

See also

References

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