US EditionPilot dies in ultralight plane crash off Copacabana beach in Brazil
The ultralight Cessna 170A crashed while towing an advertising banner; Brazilian Air Force has launched an investigation and rescue teams used sonar and divers.
- On Saturday, an ultralight plane crashed into the sea off Copacabana beach, killing the pilot, local authorities said.
- Security camera footage released by authorities shows the aircraft dive nose-first into the sea near the beach around 12:30 p.m. , and the Brazilian Air Force opened an investigation.
- Fire department rescue teams worked the scene using Jet Skis, inflatable boats, divers and aerial support, while sonar equipment searched for additional victims and wreckage.
- Officials sent the pilot's body to a medical examiner's office for identification and identified the aircraft as a Cessna 170A owned by an advertising company.
- At the time of the plunge, the ultralight was towing an advertising banner, officials said.
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A light aircraft, which was towing an advertising banner, lost control and crashed into the sea off Copacabana Beach, a famous tourist destination in Brazil, witnessed by many tourists.
A small plane carrying an advertising banner crashed into the sea off Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro today, killing its pilot, authorities said.
Tragic Plane Crash Shocks Copacabana Beach
A pilot was killed when an ultralight aircraft towing an advertisement banner crashed into the sea near Rio’s Copacabana beach. Authorities have initiated a rescue operation and investigation. The crash involved a Cessna 170A owned by an advertising firm.
Plane Suffers Nose-Dive Crash Into Sea Off Rio De Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach, Pilot Killed
Pilot dies after an ultralight plane, pulling an advertisement banner, crashed off Copacabana beach in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro. Rescue teams undertake a search operation for wreckage.
RIO DE JANEIRO.- An ultra-light plane flying with an advertising banner fell to the sea in front of Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday afternoon, causing the death of the pilot, the local authorities reported.After two and a half hours of search, the firefighters found the pilot's body, which was transferred to the 1st Maritime Rescue Group in Botafogo. According to the mayor's office, Visual Propaganda Aerial, owner of the plane, wa…
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