A small aircraft crashed this morning onto a building in the seaside city of Capao da Canoa, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil, resulting in at least one death, reported the Fire Department. The incident occurred during the busy Easter holiday period, when the Atlantic coast beaches are filled with visitors. Radio Gaucha, based in preliminary police reports, stated that the aircraft was flying at a low altitude when 'it began to lose altitude and ended up falling'. The building where it crashed was closed at the time of the accident, according to Noticias Argentina agency via Xinhua. The local Fire Department confirmed the death of the pilot of the small aircraft, whose identity is still unknown. However, local press reports it was a single-engine plane, and the number of passengers on board is not yet known. Images recorded by residents showed smoke and fire after the impact on one of Capao da Canoa's main avenues, where Fire Department, Military Brigade, mayoralty, and the state power company providing emergency support arrived.
