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The bodies of Dirceu Antônio Zanchi, 68, and his grandson, agronomy student Gabriel Zanchi Fernandes, 17, were thrown 20 meters after the aircraft they were in crashed in the middle of a cornfield in the rural area of Rio Verde, according to the Fire Department. The corporation reported that the plane was found completely destroyed and the wreckage was spread over an area of approximately 2,500 m².
In a statement, the Aeronautical Accident Investigation and Prevention Center (CENIPA) reported that it is investigating the cause of the accident.
The accident occurred on Saturday night (13). According to firefighters, the aircraft was located on the banks of a local road within the rural property Fazenda Escalada do Rio Preto, approximately 10 meters from GO-174.
Grandfather and grandson die after plane crash in Rio Verde — Photo: Reproduction/Instagram by Dirceu Zanchi and Gabriel Zanchi
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The deaths were confirmed on site by the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu). The Technical-Scientific Police team was also called in to carry out the technical work.
Dirceu and Gabriel are being watched over at the Estrella Rioverdense Masonic Lodge, in Parque Solar do Agreste, in Rio Verde. The two must be buried in the São Sebastião Cemetery.
Fall may have occurred during attempted landing
In a video published on social media, the former candidate for city councilor and son and uncle of the victims, Dirceu Zanchi Júnior, commented on the family's suspicions regarding what may have caused the aircraft to crash.
"I suspect that they tried to land, so much so that the landing gear is sticking out of the fairing. They possibly must have touched the wings against the corn that is relatively high, tried to correct it by pulling it upwards and fell at practically 90 degrees to the runway, very close to our property", he said.
Small plane crashes in Rio Verde — Photo: Reproduction/TV Anhanguera
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