Overview
- The crash in Capão da Canoa on Friday morning killed the pilot and three others aboard a light aircraft.
- Media identified the plane as a Piper Malibu or JetProp that lost altitude and hit the Dom Inácio restaurant, which was not open.
- Civil Defense and firefighters evacuated nearby homes, cut power where lines were damaged, and secured the scene with no injuries on the ground.
- Authorities and local outlets named the victims as Déborah Belanda Ortolani and Luis Antonio Ortolani, and pilots Nelio Maria Batista Pessanha and Renan Eduardo Saes.
- Witnesses reported a pole strike shortly after takeoff, though some coverage described an approach to the airport, and a formal investigation is underway.