Electric Sky
15th May 2004, 08:39
No more details as yet as to the a/c type.
From the BBC:
A passenger aircraft carrying 33 people has crashed in Brazil's Amazon jungle, according to reports.
Wreckage of the plane, which went missing on Friday night as it was about to land in Manaus, was spotted by helicopters near the city.
Emergency services are unable to say how many survivors or casualties there are, but there was said to be no sign of a fire or explosion.
A search team has been despatched to the scene of the crash.
The Rico airlines plane was on its way to Manaus from the town of Sao Paulo de Olivenca on the Colombian border with 30 passengers and three crew.
It lost radio contact at about 1800 local time (2200 GMT) on Friday, and shortly afterwards disappeared from radar screens.
The wreckage was found about 15 kilometres (nine miles) west of the city, after a six-hour search of the region.
Families and friends of those on board have been gathering at Manaus airport to wait for news.
From the BBC:
A passenger aircraft carrying 33 people has crashed in Brazil's Amazon jungle, according to reports.
Wreckage of the plane, which went missing on Friday night as it was about to land in Manaus, was spotted by helicopters near the city.
Emergency services are unable to say how many survivors or casualties there are, but there was said to be no sign of a fire or explosion.
A search team has been despatched to the scene of the crash.
The Rico airlines plane was on its way to Manaus from the town of Sao Paulo de Olivenca on the Colombian border with 30 passengers and three crew.
It lost radio contact at about 1800 local time (2200 GMT) on Friday, and shortly afterwards disappeared from radar screens.
The wreckage was found about 15 kilometres (nine miles) west of the city, after a six-hour search of the region.
Families and friends of those on board have been gathering at Manaus airport to wait for news.