Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
An emergency parachute brought a small plane down safely after it caught fire mid-air near Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on August 25th, 2026. The pilot, the aircraft's only occupant, was hospitalized for smoke inhalation after the Cirrus SR22 came down in a wooded area outside the city. The airport operator says no emergency was reported before the fire, and officials are now investigating what caused it.
An emergency parachute brought a small plane down safely after it caught fire mid-air near Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on August 25th, 2026. The pilot, the aircraft's only occupant, was hospitalized for smoke inhalation after the Cirrus SR22 came down in a wooded area outside the city. The airport operator says no emergency was reported before the fire, and officials are now investigating what caused it.
