Marília, Brazil: Two pilots were killed and a third occupant was seriously injured after a twin-engine aircraft crashed onto a football field shortly after takeoff from Marília Airport in the Brazilian state of São Paulo on Wednesday, June 10, authorities said.
The accident involved a Beechcraft Baron 58, registration PT-MDB, which departed Frank Miloye Milenkovich Airport in Marília at approximately 11:13 a.m. local time. According to local authorities and airport operator Rede Voa, the aircraft was conducting a test flight and was expected to return to the airport after departure.
Moments after takeoff, the aircraft lost altitude and crashed into the football field of the Associação Atlética Banco do Brasil (AABB), located adjacent to the airport perimeter. Witnesses reported a post-impact fire, and emergency crews from the Fire Department, Civil Defense and the Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU) responded to the scene.
Two occupants were found dead in the wreckage. Brazilian media identified the victims as pilots Henrique Guariente and Gabriel Maloni. A third occupant, identified in local reports as 28-year-old pilot Pablo, survived the crash and was transported to the Hospital das Clínicas in Marília with serious injuries.
Authorities said no injuries were reported on the ground despite the aircraft crashing into a sports facility. Images from the scene showed the aircraft heavily damaged and engulfed in flames following the impact.
According to data from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), the Beechcraft Baron 58 was manufactured in 1985 and was in normal airworthy condition at the time of the accident. The aircraft carried registration PT-MDB and was listed in the Brazilian Aeronautical Registry as authorized for private operations.
Preliminary flight-tracking information indicated that the aircraft remained in the vicinity of the airport after departure and reportedly performed several turns before the crash. However, investigators have not determined whether those maneuvers were related to the accident sequence.
The cause of the crash has not yet been established. Brazilian aviation authorities are expected to examine the aircraft wreckage, maintenance records, operational history and witness accounts as part of the investigation.
Officials emphasized that any conclusions regarding mechanical failure, pilot actions, weather conditions or other contributing factors would be premature until investigators complete their analysis.
