Overview

• Authorities in Mato Grosso do Sul confirmed the deaths of Yu, filmmakers Luiz Fernando Feres da Cunha Ferraz and Rubens Crispim Jr., and pilot-owner Marcelo Pereira de Barros.
• The Cessna 175 crashed Tuesday night while attempting to land near a farm in the Pantanal region close to Aquidauana, according to firefighters.
• ANAC reported the aircraft lacked authorization and equipment for night operations, with records noting past authorization issues including a 2019 police seizure and an airworthiness certificate regularized in February 2025.
• Emergency crews were called at about 8:10 p.m. and carried out a search-and-rescue operation that lasted roughly nine hours.
• Investigators have not determined the cause of the accident, and the victims were in the region to work on a documentary about the Pantanal wetlands.