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Overview
- The ultralight went down around 12:30 p.m. between Postos 3 and 4 near Rua Santa Clara, with firefighters alerted at 12:34 p.m.
- Jet-skis, inflatable boats, divers and a helicopter searched for about two and a half hours before recovering the pilot’s body, and no other victims were reported.
- The aircraft was performing an aerial advertising tow and sank quickly after impact off a crowded stretch of beach.
- The Brazilian Air Force’s CENIPA activated SERIPA III to carry out the initial investigation of aircraft PT-AGB to determine contributing factors.
- The owner is arranging specialized salvage of the submerged ultralight, and reports indicate a departure from Jacarepaguá and that it was the pilot’s first banner-towing flight.