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Aviation accidents in Minas Gerais

Overview

On October 9, 2026, two separate aviation accidents occurred in Minas Gerais, Brazil, resulting in four fatalities.

In Santana do Paraíso, a Beechcraft Super King Air 300 operated by the Minas Gerais Military Police (PMMG) crashed during a mandatory training flight. The crash killed three officers: Lieutenant Colonel Luis Fernando Silvestre, Lieutenant Gabriela Emília Soares Lacerda Resende, and Lieutenant Alice dos Santos Almeida. Governor Mateus Simões described the loss as a “significant blow to the state’s aviation command,” noting that Lieutenant Resende was the first woman in the PMMG to be qualified as a fixed-wing pilot.

Earlier that same day in Belo Horizonte, an Embraer EMB-711ST belonging to Bello Fruit crashed in a maintenance yard of the Belo Horizonte Metro. The pilot, Daniel da Silva de Souza Salomão, died in the impact after the aircraft struck a warehouse and electrical wiring.

The Aeronautical Accident Investigation and Prevention Center (Cenipa) and the Civil Police have launched investigations into the causes of both incidents.

Entities

Gabriela Emília Soares Lacerda Resende · Luiz Fernando Silvestre · Mateus Simões · CENIPA · Polícia Militar de Minas Gerais

Timeline

about 20 hours ago

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Minas Gerais officials honor three military police officers killed in plane crash
Minas Gerais Governor Mateus Simões and authorities honored three military police officers killed in a Beechcraft King Air 300 crash in Santana do Paraíso.
3 days ago

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Minas Gerais aviation accidents claim four lives in two separate crashes
Two plane crashes in Minas Gerais on October 9 killed four people, including three PMMG officers in Santana do Paraíso and one pilot in a Belo Horizonte metro maintenance yard.

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