Crash of a Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage JetProp DLX in Capão de Canoa: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 3, 2026 at 1038 LT
Registration:
PS-RBK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Capão de Canoa – Campo de Marte
MSN:
46-36213
YOM:
1999
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane apparently departed Itápolis in the morning and made stops in Forquilhinha and Santa Catarina before landing in Capão de Canoa to pick two passengers who need to be flown to Campo de Marte, São Paulo. After takeoff from runway 08 at Capão de Canoa Airfield, the airplane encountered difficulties to gain height, descended to the ground and crashed onto a restaurant, bursting into flames. All four occupants were killed.
Crew:
Nelio Maria Batista Pessanha, pilot,
Renan Eduardo Saes, copilot.
Passengers:
Déborah Belanda Ortolani,
Luis Antonio Ortolani.

Crash of a Piper PA-46-500TP M500 in Lancaster: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 2025 at 0759 LT
Registration:
N819MA
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lancaster – Oshkosh
MSN:
46-97569
YOM:
2015
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from runway 08 at Lancaster Airport, the single engine airplane went out of control and crashed in a cornfield located near the airport. The pilot, sole on board, was killed. The airplane was en route to Oshkosh.