Brazil: Pilot Killed After Advertising Plane Crashes Off Copacabana Beach

A pilot was killed on Saturday, December 27, when a Cessna 170A banner-towing aircraft crashed into the sea off Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. The Brazilian Air Force has launched an investigation into the cause of the crash involving the advertising plane. This video shows a rescue helicopter flying over Copacabana Beach after the accident.

France: 3 Killed In Plane Crash On A4 Highway Near Paris

2 passengers and the pilot of a Cessna 172 tourist aircraft died after their plane allegedly struck a high-voltage cable after taking off from Lognes Airfield - Emerainville and crashed on the A4 motorway on Sunday, June 30. No vehicle was affected but both directions of the highway were blocked due to the accident. Authorities are conducting an investigation.

France: 3 Killed In Plane Crash On A4 Highway Near Paris 2

2 passengers and the pilot of a Cessna 172 tourist aircraft died after their plane allegedly struck a high-voltage cable after taking off from Lognes Airfield - Emerainville and crashed on the A4 motorway on Sunday, June 30. No vehicle was affected but both directions of the highway were blocked due to the accident. Authorities are conducting an investigation.

CHINA-CHONGQING-LOW-ALTITUDE AIR ROUTE-TRIAL OPERATION (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-LOW-ALTITUDE AIR ROUTE-TRIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240314) -- CHONGQING, March 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 13, 2024 shows a Cessna 172 aircraft at an airport in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. TO GO WITH "SW China begins trial operation of interprovincial low-altitude air route" (Xinhua/Li Fuyu)

Small Plane Crashes At Airport In Quebec

Small Plane Crashes At Airport In Quebec

A Cessna 152 aircraft is towed away after it crashed on landing at the Jean-Lesage Airport in Quebec City, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. One person was reported injured. Photo by Jacques Boissinot/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Small Plane Crashes At Airport In Quebec

Small Plane Crashes At Airport In Quebec

A Cessna 152 aircraft is towed away after it crashed on landing at the Jean-Lesage Airport Tuesday, Aug.1, 2023 in Quebec City. One person was reported injured. Photo by Jacques Boissinot/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Small Plane Crashes At Airport In Quebec

Small Plane Crashes At Airport In Quebec

A Cessna 152 aircraft is towed away after it crashed on landing at the Jean-Lesage Airport on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, in Quebec City, PQ, Canada. One person was reported injured. Photo by Jacques Boissinot/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Small Plane Crashes At Airport In Quebec

Small Plane Crashes At Airport In Quebec

Firefighters spray down a Cessna 152 aircraft as it is towed away after it crashed on landing at the Jean-Lesage Airport in Quebec City, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. One person was reported injured. Photo by Jacques Boissinot/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Search Group Of 4 Children Missing In The Amazon Rain Forest Press Conference - Bogota

Search Group Of 4 Children Missing In The Amazon Rain Forest Press Conference - Bogota

Dairo Kuramitere, one of the four indigenous men that found the surviving children from a Cessna 206 plane that crashed during a press conference in Bogota, Colombia. June 15, 2023. After four Indigenous children were rescued in the Colombian Amazon on June 9, 2023, after surviving in the jungle for 40 days statements say children are in good health but still at "high risk" of infection of the military hospital treating them said on June 15. It took nearly 200 militaries with search dogs and Indigenous rescuers 40 days to track down the siblings in difficult jungle conditions. Photo by Chepa Beltran/Long VIsual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Search Group Of 4 Children Missing In The Amazon Rain Forest Press Conference - Bogota

Search Group Of 4 Children Missing In The Amazon Rain Forest Press Conference - Bogota

Dairo Mucutuy, uncle of surviving children from a Cessna 206 plane that crashed, during a press conference in Bogota, Colombia. June 15, 2023. After four Indigenous children were rescued in the Colombian Amazon on June 9, 2023, after surviving in the jungle for 40 days statements say children are in good health but still at "high risk" of infection of the military hospital treating them said on June 15. It took nearly 200 militaries with search dogs and Indigenous rescuers 40 days to track down the siblings in difficult jungle conditions. Photo by Chepa Beltran/Long VIsual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Search Group Of 4 Children Missing In The Amazon Rain Forest Press Conference - Bogota

Search Group Of 4 Children Missing In The Amazon Rain Forest Press Conference - Bogota

Dairo Kuramitere, one of the four indigenous men that found the surviving children from a Cessna 206 plane that crashed during a press conference in Bogota, Colombia. June 15, 2023. After four Indigenous children were rescued in the Colombian Amazon on June 9, 2023, after surviving in the jungle for 40 days statements say children are in good health but still at "high risk" of infection of the military hospital treating them said on June 15. It took nearly 200 militaries with search dogs and Indigenous rescuers 40 days to track down the siblings in difficult jungle conditions. Photo by Chepa Beltran/Long VIsual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Wreckage of lost Cessna plane sighted on Philippine volcano

STORY: Wreckage of lost Cessna plane sighted on Philippine volcano DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:29 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. aerial views of wreckage site 2. aerial photos of wreckage site STORYLINE: A military helicopter has sighted the wreckage of a small plane that went missing on Saturday morning in Albay province, southeast of Manila, a government spokesperson said Sunday. Tim Florece, the information officer of Camalig town, told a local radio interview that the military chopper saw the tail of the aircraft less than 2 km from the crater of Mt. Mayon, a 2,460-meter cone-shaped volcano located in Albay province approximately 300 km southeast of Manila on the island of Luzon. The Cessna 340A aircraft went down three minutes after take-off for Manila from the Bicol International Airport in Daraga town on Saturday. Four people were on board, including the pilot, a crew and two Australian passengers. In a statement, Camalig town Mayor Caloy Baldo confirmed the inf

6-seater Cessna plane missing in Philippines

STORY: 6-seater Cessna plane missing in Philippines DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. file photos of the missing airplane (courtesy of Pinoy Aviators, from social media) 2. file photos of Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (courtesy of CAAP) 3. photos of rescue operations STORYLINE: A six-seater Cessna 340 plane was reported missing shortly after taking off Saturday morning in the Philippines' Albay province, southeast of Manila, said the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). The CAAP said the aircraft, with four people on board, including the pilot, a crew member, and two passengers, took off at 6:43 a.m. local time at Bicol International Airport. The plane, with tail number RP C2080, was headed to Manila, but failed to reach its destination. The aircraft reportedly lost contact at 6:46 a.m. local time. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Manila. (XHTV)

Crashed plane found in Hokkaido

Crashed plane found in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - A Cessna TU206G is found crashed in a mountainous area in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 30, 2010, after it went missing two days ago. The two men aboard the single-engine propeller plane were found dead.

Crashed plane found in Hokkaido

Crashed plane found in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - A Cessna TU206G is found crashed in a mountainous area in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 30, 2010, after it went missing two days ago. The two men aboard the single-engine propeller plane were found dead.

Crashed plane found in Hokkaido

Crashed plane found in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - A Cessna TU206G is found crashed in a mountainous area in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 30, 2010, after it went missing two days ago. The two men aboard the single-engine propeller plane were found dead.

1 killed, 1 missing as small plane crashes in Gifu Pref.

1 killed, 1 missing as small plane crashes in Gifu Pref.

NAGOYA, Japan - The debris of a crashed Cessna 404 from Showa Aviation in Osaka is found in the woods around Mt. Ena in the city of Nakatsugawa, Prefecture, on Nov. 15. Of the three men aboard the plane, one died, one was injured and another was missing.

3 people killed in light plane crash in Kofu

3 people killed in light plane crash in Kofu

KOFU, Japan - Police officers and firefighters investigate a Cessna 172P, which crashed into a parking lot in a residential area in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Jan. 22. All three people aboard the plane -- two men and a woman -- died in the crash.

3 dead as light airplane crashes in western Japan

3 dead as light airplane crashes in western Japan

OKAYAMA, Japan - Photo shows wreckage of light airplane that crashed in rice paddies in the town of Yanahara, Okayama Prefecture in western Japan on Aug. 16. After skimming over the roof of a house (background), the Cessna 172 plane carrying three people crashed into a utility pole and burst into flames. All three on board -- the captain and two photographers -- were killed.

Light plane belly-lands at Nagasaki airport

Light plane belly-lands at Nagasaki airport

NAGASAKI, Japan - A two-seat light plane is towed off the runway after making a belly landing at Nagasaki airport in Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture, on April 7. The two people aboard the Cessna T210N aircraft were unhurt, but the underside of the plane's fuselage and the propeller were damaged. The pilot said the landing wheels failed to come out.

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

(211229) -- EZHOU, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A Cessna 560 airplane is parked at the apron of the Ezhou Huahu Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 29, 2021. A Cessna 560 carried out flight verification of the Ezhou Huahu Airport on Wednesday, marking the completion of the cargo-oriented airport. The airport is the country's first cargo airport, with the functional orientation of the air cargo hub and feeder airport for passenger transport. It is also China's first airport project that introduces social capital and enterprises. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

(211229) -- EZHOU, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A Cessna 560 airplane is parked at the apron of the Ezhou Huahu Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 29, 2021. A Cessna 560 carried out flight verification of the Ezhou Huahu Airport on Wednesday, marking the completion of the cargo-oriented airport. The airport is the country's first cargo airport, with the functional orientation of the air cargo hub and feeder airport for passenger transport. It is also China's first airport project that introduces social capital and enterprises. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

(211229) -- EZHOU, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A Cessna 560 airplane flies over the Ezhou Huahu Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 29, 2021. A Cessna 560 carried out flight verification of the Ezhou Huahu Airport on Wednesday, marking the completion of the cargo-oriented airport. The airport is the country's first cargo airport, with the functional orientation of the air cargo hub and feeder airport for passenger transport. It is also China's first airport project that introduces social capital and enterprises. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

(211229) -- EZHOU, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A Cessna 560 airplane lands at the Ezhou Huahu Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 29, 2021. A Cessna 560 carried out flight verification of the Ezhou Huahu Airport on Wednesday, marking the completion of the cargo-oriented airport. The airport is the country's first cargo airport, with the functional orientation of the air cargo hub and feeder airport for passenger transport. It is also China's first airport project that introduces social capital and enterprises. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

(211229) -- EZHOU, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A Cessna 560 airplane lands at the Ezhou Huahu Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 29, 2021. A Cessna 560 carried out flight verification of the Ezhou Huahu Airport on Wednesday, marking the completion of the cargo-oriented airport. The airport is the country's first cargo airport, with the functional orientation of the air cargo hub and feeder airport for passenger transport. It is also China's first airport project that introduces social capital and enterprises. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

(211229) -- EZHOU, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A Cessna 560 airplane flies over the Ezhou Huahu Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 29, 2021. A Cessna 560 carried out flight verification of the Ezhou Huahu Airport on Wednesday, marking the completion of the cargo-oriented airport. The airport is the country's first cargo airport, with the functional orientation of the air cargo hub and feeder airport for passenger transport. It is also China's first airport project that introduces social capital and enterprises. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

(211229) -- EZHOU, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A Cessna 560 airplane flies over the Ezhou Huahu Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 29, 2021. A Cessna 560 carried out flight verification of the Ezhou Huahu Airport on Wednesday, marking the completion of the cargo-oriented airport. The airport is the country's first cargo airport, with the functional orientation of the air cargo hub and feeder airport for passenger transport. It is also China's first airport project that introduces social capital and enterprises. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

(211229) -- EZHOU, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A Cessna 560 airplane flies over the Ezhou Huahu Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 29, 2021. A Cessna 560 carried out flight verification of the Ezhou Huahu Airport on Wednesday, marking the completion of the cargo-oriented airport. The airport is the country's first cargo airport, with the functional orientation of the air cargo hub and feeder airport for passenger transport. It is also China's first airport project that introduces social capital and enterprises. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

(211229) -- EZHOU, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A Cessna 560 airplane lands at the Ezhou Huahu Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 29, 2021. A Cessna 560 carried out flight verification of the Ezhou Huahu Airport on Wednesday, marking the completion of the cargo-oriented airport. The airport is the country's first cargo airport, with the functional orientation of the air cargo hub and feeder airport for passenger transport. It is also China's first airport project that introduces social capital and enterprises. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

(211229) -- EZHOU, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A Cessna 560 airplane lands at the Ezhou Huahu Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 29, 2021. A Cessna 560 carried out flight verification of the Ezhou Huahu Airport on Wednesday, marking the completion of the cargo-oriented airport. The airport is the country's first cargo airport, with the functional orientation of the air cargo hub and feeder airport for passenger transport. It is also China's first airport project that introduces social capital and enterprises. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

(211229) -- EZHOU, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A Cessna 560 airplane lands at the Ezhou Huahu Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 29, 2021. A Cessna 560 carried out flight verification of the Ezhou Huahu Airport on Wednesday, marking the completion of the cargo-oriented airport. The airport is the country's first cargo airport, with the functional orientation of the air cargo hub and feeder airport for passenger transport. It is also China's first airport project that introduces social capital and enterprises. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

CHINA-HUBEI-CARGO AIRPORT-TEST FLIGHT (CN)

(211229) -- EZHOU, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A Cessna 560 airplane flies over the Ezhou Huahu Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 29, 2021. A Cessna 560 carried out flight verification of the Ezhou Huahu Airport on Wednesday, marking the completion of the cargo-oriented airport. The airport is the country's first cargo airport, with the functional orientation of the air cargo hub and feeder airport for passenger transport. It is also China's first airport project that introduces social capital and enterprises. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

3 people killed in light plane crash in Kofu

3 people killed in light plane crash in Kofu

KOFU, Japan - Police officers and firefighters investigate a Cessna 172P, which crashed into a parking lot in a residential area in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Jan. 22. All three people aboard the plane -- two men and a woman -- died in the crash. (Kyodo)

1 killed, 1 missing as small plane crashes in Gifu Pref.

1 killed, 1 missing as small plane crashes in Gifu Pref.

NAGOYA, Japan - The debris of a crashed Cessna 404 from Showa Aviation in Osaka is found in the woods around Mt. Ena in the city of Nakatsugawa, Prefecture, on Nov. 15. Of the three men aboard the plane, one died, one was injured and another was missing. (Kyodo)

Crashed plane found in Hokkaido

Crashed plane found in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - A Cessna TU206G is found crashed in a mountainous area in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 30, 2010, after it went missing two days ago. The two men aboard the single-engine propeller plane were found dead. (Kyodo)

Crashed plane found in Hokkaido

Crashed plane found in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - A Cessna TU206G is found crashed in a mountainous area in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 30, 2010, after it went missing two days ago. The two men aboard the single-engine propeller plane were found dead. (Kyodo)

Crashed plane found in Hokkaido

Crashed plane found in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - A Cessna TU206G is found crashed in a mountainous area in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 30, 2010, after it went missing two days ago. The two men aboard the single-engine propeller plane were found dead. (Kyodo)

3 dead as light airplane crashes in western Japan

3 dead as light airplane crashes in western Japan

OKAYAMA, Japan - Photo shows wreckage of light airplane that crashed in rice paddies in the town of Yanahara, Okayama Prefecture in western Japan on Aug. 16. After skimming over the roof of a house (background), the Cessna 172 plane carrying three people crashed into a utility pole and burst into flames. All three on board -- the captain and two photographers -- were killed.

Light plane belly-lands at Nagasaki airport

Light plane belly-lands at Nagasaki airport

NAGASAKI, Japan - A two-seat light plane is towed off the runway after making a belly landing at Nagasaki airport in Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture, on April 7. The two people aboard the Cessna T210N aircraft were unhurt, but the underside of the plane's fuselage and the propeller were damaged. The pilot said the landing wheels failed to come out.