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Wreckage Recovered From Copacabana Banner Plane Crash as Investigations Proceed

Authorities are examining the recovered airframe after the city said the advertising flight lacked proper authorization.

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Overview

  • The sole occupant, pilot Luiz Ricardo Leite de Amorim, 40, was recovered from the sea hours after the Dec. 27 crash between Postos 3 and 4.
  • A tug with a crane lifted the PT-AGB Cessna 170A from the water on Dec. 28, and the structure was sent for forensic analysis.
  • CENIPA’s SERIPA III launched the initial evidence‑gathering phase, and the Civil Police opened a separate inquiry into the accident.
  • Rio’s municipal government said Visual Propaganda Aérea lacked authorization for that campaign, while the operator asserts regulatory compliance and is cooperating.
  • A specialist reviewing video suggested a possible engine or control failure, but officials have not identified a cause; the pilot will be buried in Juiz de Fora.