Single‑engine Embraer crashes in BH metro yard near Pampulha airport, pilot killed
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On 9 October, a single‑engine Embraer Emb‑721C built in 1979 crashed in the maintenance yard of Metrô BH about 1 km from Aeroporto da Pampulha, three minutes after taking off from that airport, and the sole pilot was found carbonised and died.
The aircraft struck a warehouse structure and electrical wiring before stopping on the tracks, landing roughly 600 m from the passenger terminal, and explosions were heard followed by smoke, though the fire did not reach the warehouse or any train cars.