Brazil plane crash footage shows jet smash into restaurant as 4 killed in blaze

Brazil plane crash footage shows jet smash into restaurant as 4 killed in blazeFour people were killed when a plane crashed into a restaurant after taking off from Capao da Canoa Airport in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do SulCommentsNewsGerard Couzens News Correspondent and Ethan Blackshaw Deputy Publishing Lead13:04, 04 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesShocking footage shows the moment a plane collided with the restaurant in Brazil(Image: @aero_in/X)Footage shows a plane crashing into a restaurant and exploding into a ball of flames in Brazil - all four people on board were killed.‌Luis Ortolani and his wife Deborah, mum to triplets from a previous relationship, were killed along with pilot Nelio Pessanha and aviation company partner Renan Saes.‌The eatery was closed at the time because the owner had decided to shut briefly for renovation work, otherwise the death toll could have been far higher. The dramatic accident happened just after 10.30am local time yesterday morning, moments after the Piper Malibu took off from Capao da Canoa Airport in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.‌Content cannot be displayed without consentREAD MORE: UK travel company shuts down as all booked holidays are cancelledREAD MORE: British Gas urges UK households to buy food for three days and sleeping bagsAstonishing footage of the crash shows a man on foot running for his life as the plane came down, and another couple sprinting away from the scene as they too came close to being hit. Flames could be seen leaping from the top of the building, with a black plume of smoke rising high into the air.Witnesses said the plane had collided with a pole near the end of the runway before crashing. Locals living in houses near to the restaurant were evacuated to safety.‌Content cannot be displayed without consentRio Grande do Sul state governor Eduardo Leite said on X yesterday: “I have been following, since the very first moments, together with the security forces, the full mobilis...