A 53-year-old man was killed on Tuesday (11/11) when a farm plane crashed in the countryside between Jaú and Barra Bonita in the interior of São Paulo. The pilot, who was the only person on board the plane, died at the scene.
The gendarmerie said its members were called to a sugarcane plantation where they found a small plane lying upside down.
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The pilot, who was the only person on board the plane, died at the scene.
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According to National Civil Aviation Authority (Anac) records, the Air Tractor AT-401 model aircraft was used for pest control operations and was of normal airworthiness.
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The technical expertise will be carried out in collaboration with teams from the Scientific Police and the Center for the Investigation and Prevention of Air Accidents (Cenipa). The cause of the accident remains under investigation.