12 Dead in Second Brazilian Plane Crash in Two Months

Small plane crashes soon after takeoff near Rio Branco airport; all 12 aboard, including infant, confirmed dead as officials initiate investigation.

The aircraft involved in the fatal crash was a single-engine Cessna Caravan, operated by local firm ART Taxi Aereo. It crashed near the Rio Branco airport in the northwestern Brazilian state of Acre.
All 12 people on board, including a baby, were confirmed dead. Among the passengers were six men, three women, and the baby, along with the pilot and co-pilot.
The plane was conveying passengers from Rio Branco to Envira, a small town in the neighbouring Amazonas state. Many passengers were reported to be returning after receiving medical care.
Upon impact, the plane reportedly erupted into flames causing a subsequent forest fire in a remote area near Brazil’s borders with Peru and Bolivia.
This is the second fatal airplane crash in less than two months in Brazil. Fourteen people, all Brazilian tourists, died in a plane crash in the Amazonas state in September.