New York Post

A passenger plane crashed in a fiery wreck in a residential part of Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Friday afternoon, killing all 61 people on board – moments after harrowing video captured the aircraft spiraling out of control.

The airline operating the flight, Voepass, said its twin-engine turboprop plane was en route to Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport with 57 passengers and four crew members on board when it went down in the city of Vinhedo.

There were no survivors, local authorities said, according to the BBC. 

All 57 passengers had Brazilian documents, but it is not clear if they had dual citizenship, per CNN. 

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Horrifying video captures plane with 61 people onboard crashing in fiery Brazil wreck – with no reported survivors

Niagara Falls, NY

CBS Detroit

Officials on Sunday released the name of a pilot who died in a skydiving flight after her passengers jumped from the aircraft near the Niagara Falls.Melanie Georger, 26, was the only person on board when the single-engine Cessna crashed Saturday, the Niagara Country Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Georger, of Towanda, New York, was working to become a commercial pilot, her father said Saturday in a statement on Facebook."My beloved daughter, my best friend and one of the two lights of my life passed away suddenly today," Paul Georger wrote. "Melanie was a pilot, on the cusp of realizing...

Pilot living "her dream" dies in crash after skydivers jump from plane

The US Sun

A CRASH expert is “almost certain” of the cause for the death spiral that saw a plane in Brazil fall out of the sky and kill 62 people onboard. The revelation comes as the plane’s black box is removed from the wreckage, and is set to provide investigators with conclusive answers. Expert crash investigator Celso […]

Crash expert ‘almost certain’ of cause for plane’s ‘death spiral’ which killed 62 – as black box recovered from wreckage

Wide Open Country

Hotel guests got more than they bargained for when a helicopter crashed into the roof of an Australian hotel. The resulting crash sparked a massive blaze. One person has died, and 400 guests had to evacuate. The incident at happened at the Double Tree Hotel by Hilton on Monday. A...

Terrifying Video Shows Fiery Aftermath After Helicopter Crashes Into Crowded Hotel

Parade

The plane crashed in Brazil with over 60 people on board.

Passenger Plane 'Free Falling' in Residential Area Ahead of Crash Caught on Video

Chicago, IL

The dead woman who was found entangled in a baggage conveyor belt at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport died by suicide, authorities said Friday.

Medical examiner determines dead woman found entangled in O’Hare baggage machinery died by suicide

The victims of the fiery plane crash in Brazil that killed all 62 passengers on board Friday included a pilot with 10 years of experience and a father traveling with his young daughter.

Captain Danilo Santos Romano, 35, was the first victim identified in the wake of the fiery crash, which left no survivors when it went down in the Sao Paolo state, Brazilian outlet Globo TV News reported.



Romano worked as a pilot for over a decade, and had been with the Voepass airline since 2022, according to his LinkedIn.

The pilot, who lived in São Paulo, had logged over 4,500 total flight hours, his profile...

Experienced pilot at the controls of Brazil plane that plummeted from the sky ID’d as death toll climbs to 62

Wide Open Eats

A passenger plane crashed in Brazil on Friday, killing more than 60 people. The plane crashed in Brazil's São Paulo residential area. Authorities report that all 62 passengers on board died in the crash. Videos showed the terrifying seconds before and the fiery aftermath of the crash. The plane...

Terrifying Video Shows Fatal Plane Crash That Killed More Than 60

Seattle, WA

The Mirror US

Before the tragic death of three members of the family band, The Nelons, Amber Nelon Kistler shared a photo from the plane of her family, moments before the crash

The Nelons seen in heartbreaking last photo before fatal plane crash

Loudoun County, VA

Ashburn, VA

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office says it has identified the man who allegedly broke into Donald Trump’s Virginia campaign office earlier this week as 39-year-old Toby Shane Kessler.

Investigators identify suspect in break-in at Trump’s campaign office in Virginia

A rookie helicopter company worker got so drunk celebrating a promotion, he had to be “put to bed” by colleagues — before he swiped a chopper and died by crashing into an Australian hotel, according to reports.

Blake Wilson, 23, partied Sunday night at a bash in Cairns celebrating his promotion at Nautilus Aviation, where he had been working as a ground crew employee for four months, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

He got so “intoxicated,” he had to be “put to bed” by co-workers, witnesses told the Daily Mail.



Wilson — who had a pilot’s license in New Zealand but...

Unauthorized pilot who died in wreck was drunk and ‘put to bed’ before crashing swiped helicopter into hotel

Brooklyn, NY

A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged with 14 counts, including attempted murder, assault and hate crimes, on suspicion of stabbing a 33-year-old man near a Brooklyn synagogue over the weekend, police said.

Man charged with attempted murder, hate crimes in stabbing near Brooklyn synagogue

Montana State

Campbell County, WY

uInterview.com

The plane crash that killed three members of the gospel group, The Nelons, was a result of an autopilot issue. A single-engine Pilatus PC-12/47E turboprop airplane, which crashed on July 27 afternoon in northeast Wyoming, killing all seven onboard, had an autopilot malfunction, according to national authorities. National Transportation Safety...

Autopilot Malfunction Led To Plane Crash That Killed Three Members Of The Gospel Group, The Nelons

Wyoming State

THE Nelons - America's beloved gospel family - have been involved in a fatal plane crash on route to a concert. Seven people died in the horror crash including four members of the family in Jason and Kelly Nelon Clark, their daughter Amber and son-in-law Nathan Kistler. The families assistant...

Four family members of beloved gospel group The Nelons among 7 killed in horror plane crash on route to concert

Georgia State

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Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

Home Depot says consumers are feeling crummy about the economy, and they’re dishing out less to remodel their homes.

Home Depot issues a warning about the economy

The bodies of a man and a woman have been unearthed in Pompeii, along with a cache of coins and precious jewelry, archaeologists say.

Pompeii archaeologists find bodies of man and woman – and their treasure

The Independent

 At least eight cancer doctors who were heading to an oncology conference were among dozens killed in a plane crash in Brazil’s Vinhedo on Friday, an official has said.The ATR 72 twin-engine plane carrying 58 passengers and four crew members was headed for Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos international airport when it nose-dived and crashed in Vinhedo, said Voepass airlines, which operated the aircraft.Emergency crews confirmed on Saturday they had recovered the remains of all 62 victims, including an unaccounted person later found to be on the plane.An official from the Regional Medical Council said he was able to confirm the...

Eight cancer doctors among dead in Brazil plane crash – as seven others changed flight at last minute

CBS News

Brazilian authorities are working to piece together what exactly caused a plane with 62 people aboard to crash in a fiery wreck in Sao Paulo state on Friday.Local airline Voepass' plane, an ATR 72 twin-engine turboprop, was headed for Sao Paulo's international airport in Guarulhos with 58 passengers and 4 crew members when it went down inside a gated community in the city of Vinhedo. The plane took off from Cascavel Airport at 11:46 a.m. local time, the airline said. The airline initially said the plane had 62 occupants, then it revised the number to 61. Early on Saturday, it raised...

Brazilian authorities retrieve remains of all 62 people killed in plane crash

A seasonal respiratory virus named parvovirus B19 – sometimes also called fifth disease – is increasing in activity, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Tuesday.

Common respiratory virus that dwindled during the pandemic is on the rise, CDC warns, with higher risk for certain groups

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Helicopter on ‘unauthorized flight’ crashes onto roof of Australian hotel, killing pilot

Police are still working to identify a helicopter pilot killed when the aircraft hit a luxury hotel and burst into flames during an “unauthorized flight” in...

Helicopter on ‘unauthorized flight’ crashes onto roof of Australian hotel, killing pilot

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