Overview
- Firefighters recovered the sole occupant’s body and the advertising banner after a search that began around 12:34 p.m. between Postos 3 and 4 near Rua Santa Clara.
- CENIPA dispatched SERIPA III investigators to conduct the initial phase of the inquiry into the PT-AGB occurrence.
- The aircraft is listed as a Cessna 170A registered to Visual Propaganda Aérea, according to ANAC’s registry.
- The Rio municipal government says Visual Propaganda Aérea will be fined for irregular publicity, and the company will hire a specialized firm to remove the wreckage.
- The subprefect reported the pilot was on his first day towing ads, with the flight departing Jacarepaguá shortly before the crash and no additional victims reported.