Owner of helicopter involved in accident in RJ was fined by Anac in 2025
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Small aircraft crashes in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, in Rio The owner of the PP-MAC helicopter — one of the aircraft involved in the accident that left six dead in Rio de Janeiro, this Sunday (14) — was already charged by the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) in July 2025.
Small aircraft crashes in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, in Rio
The owner of the PP-MAC helicopter — one of the aircraft involved in the accident that left six dead in Rio de Janeiro, this Sunday (14) — was already charged by the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) in July 2025.
According to the agency's decision, Oswaldo de Luca Filho refused to show books, accounting documents, information or statistics to inspection agents. The agents considered that, as it was the first notification, the fine applied was at a minimum level of R$8,000.
The report tries to contact Oswaldo de Luca Filho's defense.
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The six victims died in the crash of the PP-MAC and PR-DJJ helicopters, in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, in the Southwest Zone of RJ. According to witnesses, the aircraft collided in the air.
Authorities announced, in the early afternoon, the names of the first victims:
Pilot - Alexandre Souza
Passenger - Lucas Brito Chaves
Passenger - Nickel Oliver Tree (American musician)
Passenger - Lucas Vignale
Passenger - Gaspar Prim (known as Gaspi, Argentine content creator)
The sixth victim, a pilot, has not yet had his name released.
Helicopters that crashed in Recreio
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Where was the accident
The Fire Department was called at 8:59 am to the incident. The aircraft crashed on the land of an abandoned church that had been rented by BYD, in the block of Avenida das Américas and Beth Lago and Rivadávia Campos streets.
One of the helicopters exploded when it hit the ground, and the flames spread to the electric vehicles, causing more explosions. The plume of smoke could be seen from miles away.
The other did not catch fire and fell with its landing gear in the air.
One of the helicopters that crashed in Recreio
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