A pilot died, but his passengers miraculously survived, when their plane overshot the runway and burst into flames.
Horror footage shows the moment when the light aircraft skidded along a busy road, missing vehicles by a whisker.
It erupted into flames – sending thick, black smoke into the air – before breaking up and landing in the sea.
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Another piece of footage shows the miracle moment when a child was rescued alive from the overturned fuselage.
Five people were on board the Cessna CitationJet Model 525 when it exploded in Ubatuba, Brazil, yesterday (9 Jan) morning.
Pilot, Paulo Seghetto, was pulled from the wreckage in cardiac arrest.
He died moments later and attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.
Firefighters and paramedics rescued the four passengers, who are in stable condition.
Mireylle Fries, 41, her husband, Bruno Almeida Souza, 48, their son, six, and their daughter, four, survived the accident.
A person on the beach sustained a fracture and was treated by the paramedics.
All five survivors were taken to a local hospital and the family members were transferred to an ICU in nearby Caraguatatuba later that day.
The plane belonged to the Fries family, who worked in agriculture.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
However, it’s believed the Cessna required a longer runway for a safe landing than the one at Ubatuba Airport.
Furthermore, it touched down further along the tarmac than it should have.
CEO Marcel Moure of Rede VOA, which manages the airport, told local media: “We can’t recall the last time a jet aircraft landed at this airport.
“It’s rare, very rare.”
It’s also known that weather conditions were poor at the time, with dense fog over the nearby mountains, and that the runway was wet.
Fellow pilot Dado Santa Fé said of Seghetto: “He was a professional pilot, well-prepared, knowledgeable about his job, rule-abiding, and experienced.
“Truly a tragic loss.”
The 55-year-old family man had been in aviation since 1997, as reported by Need To Know.
He will be laid to rest in his hometown, Ribeirão Preto, today (10 Jan).
