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Brazil plane crashes - all 16 on board killed Brazil plane crash in Recife kills all 16 on board
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A twin-engined aircraft has crashed in north-east Brazil, killing all 16 on board, officials say. A twin-engine aircraft has crashed in north-east Brazil, killing all 16 people on board.
The plane took off from the city of Recife en route to Natal and immediately reported problems. The crew had reported problems almost immediately after take-off from the city of Recife, officials said.
It is reported that the aircraft tried to make an emergency landing on the beach in Recife, but it crashed on an empty lot. They said the pilot had apparently tried to land on the beach near Recife, but the plane came down on an empty lot and burst into flames.
Witnesses said the plane burst into flames upon landing. Authorities say they believe weather was not a factor in the crash, which they are now investigating.
Brazilian media report that fire crews were sent to the scene and have brought the fire under control. Firefighters said the blaze was quickly brought under control.
"The information from our crews working at the site of the accident is that there are no survivors," a spokesman for the Recife fire department told AFP news agency. According to the authorities, the plane came down on wasteland between two Recife neighbourhoods - Piedade and Boa Viagem.
According to the authorities, the plane came down on wasteland between two Recife neighbourhoods, Piedade and Boa Viagem. Brazilian media reported that the crash scene was just 150m from the beach and in a residential area.
The twin-engined L410 was operated by Noar Airlines and took off from Recife at 0615 local time (0915 GMT), officials said. A circus had been pitched on the site a fortnight previously, reports said.
"I saw a woman in a window [of the plane] asking for help and it just exploded" witness Erandir Rodriguez told the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper.
"There was nothing to be done."
The twin-engined L410 was operated by Noar Airlines and took off from Recife at 0615 (0915 GMT), officials said.
It was en route to Mossoro via Natal.
Noar Airlines has been operating for about a year, running short flights in north-east Brazil.
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