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Body rescued in the sea of ​​Ubatuba belongs to an airplane pilot




Gustavo Calçado Carneiro was piloting the aircraft that fell into the sea off the coast of São Paulo.

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The body rescued at sea by a team from the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), on the afternoon of Thursday, 26, belongs to the pilot of the crashed plane with three people on board, the night before, off the coast of Ubatuba, north coast of São Paulo. The victim, Gustavo Footwear Carneiro, 27 years old, lived in Corumbá (MS) and, despite being young, was considered experienced. The recognition was made by Gustavo’s mother, Leila Carneiro, at the Legal Medical Institute (IML) in Rio. The search for the other two occupants of the plane continues this Friday, 26th.

Shaken by the tragedy, Gustavo’s mother informed that the body must be cremated. Gustavo lost his father in May 2020, after contracting covid-19. The family resides in Corumba since the pilot was five years old. He left the Mato Grosso do Sul city to study Aeronautics Science, then taking aviation courses to become a pilot. The mother revealed that the young man was passionate about aviation and had the dream of having an aeronautical company.

The twin-engine plane left Amarais Airport, in Campinas, in the interior of São Paulo, at 8:30 pm and would land at Jacarepaguá Airport, west of Rio. The control tower at the destination airport lost contact with the aircraft at 9:40 pm. Family members of the occupants mobilized firefighters and the Navy to start the search. The body was found at sea, between Ubatuba and Paraty (RJ) and rescued by a helicopter of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB).

In addition to the pilot, the co-pilot José Porfírio de Brito Junior, aged years, and a crew member identified only as Sérgio were on the plane. According to information from family members, they would be friends. The plane belonged to José Porfírio’s family and, according to the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac), was in regular condition, with authorization for a night flight.

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