Horrifying moment plane crashes into restaurant and bursts into flames killing four people

Published: 12:21, 4 April 2026 | Updated: 12:22, 4 April 2026 A private jet crashed into a restaurant in Brazil on Friday, killing all four people on board. The plane, a Piper JetProp DLX, had taken off from the Criciuma Diomicio Freitas Airport in Capao da Canoa, southeastern Brazil at around 10.40am on Friday. But the six-seater jet clipped a pole at the end of the runway and crashed shortly after. CCTV images showed the plane crashing into the restaurant with its nose pointing upwards, before exploding into flames. Pilot Nelio Pessanham and his partner Renan Saes died in the crash. Two more passengers - Deborah Belanda Ortolani and Luis Antonio Ortolani, who worked as event management executives - were also killed. The fire department said all four died at the scene and there were no other casualties. In the footage a person appeared to be near the impact site but ran away as the plane crashed. The plane could be seen coming down on CCTV footage from near the impact site Its nose was angled upwards as it fell towards the ground and headed for the restaurant On impact there was an explosion of flames and thick black smoke which rose into the air Images posted on X showed the restaurant - which was closed at the time of the crash - on fire The burnt out remains of the restaurant were attended by emergency services but all four passengers in the jet were killed The restaurant hit by the plane was closed at the time. A spokesman said: 'The accident happened around 10:40 AM on Avenida Valdomiro Candido dos Reis, a residential area of ​​the city. 'Traffic was blocked in the surrounding area. The fire was brought under control. 'In addition to the Fire Department and Military Police, teams from the city hall and CEEE electricity company provided support at the scene.' It comes as at least three people were killed earlier this week in the central Mexican state of Puebla when a small aircraft crashed. The plane crashed on Thursday within minutes of taking off - three people died at the scene while a fourth was taken to hospital with serious injuries. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.