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A small aircraft crashed, leaving three of the four occupants injured, this Saturday morning (2/1) while trying to land at JK airport, in Diamantina, in the Jequitinhonha river valley, 290 km from BH. The plane arrived from São Paulo to transport a COVID-19 patient from the city, according to preliminary information from the Minas Gerais Military Fire Department (CBMMG), the aircraft landed to perform an aeromedical transport and had an accident in this maneuver. The pilot, a copilot, a doctor and a nurse were on board. All three victims had minor injuries.
According to CBMMG, the plane is a Learjet twin-engine jet from Brazil Vidas Set Taxi Areo. “At first, the plane left the runway at the time of landing. They were looking for a COVID-19 patient in the city to send him to another hospital, not yet informed,” reports the corporation.
The slightly injured were identified by CBMMG as nurse Joo Carlos Barbosa, 35, doctor Amanda Gabriela Dourado, 24, and co-pilot Eduardo Valim Macena, 30. Pilot Mauricio de Carvalho, 32, was not injured.
Three rescue vehicles were dispatched to the scene of the accident to provide assistance to the injured and monitor the situation of the aircraft to prevent any possible fire.
Several videos were posted on social media showing the crashed plane after the runway promontory, in a scrubby ravine after the asphalt.
The scene of the accident was isolated by the CBMMG and the Military Police, who are awaiting the expert work of the Center for the Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (Cenipa) of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), responsible for investigating the causes of aviation incidents civil in Brazil.
Many people who filmed the crashed plane said they were afraid that the plane would explode, because the turbines continued to run even after the accident, kicking up a lot of dust and making a continuous loud noise from their operation.
The company Brasil Vidas Set Taxi Areo reported that it has formed a crisis office to monitor the accident and assist those involved.
