twenty - four people , including them 11 people , were killed on sunday after their airplane crashed in a river in brazil . fourteen person escaped the crash , namely a 9 - year - old student . the aircraft , which was a twin - engine embraer turboprop chartered by janeiro aerotaxis , was carrying 26 travelers and two crew members when it crashed . the driver of the plane , they had departed from coari , had supposedly met the air traffic administration near their destination of recife to announce that they were turning back . the airline , however , then disappeared from radar . the plane made an emergency approach in the river manacapuru , a branch the amazon river in the brazil states of amazonas , 50 miles ( 80 kilometers ) from manaus .
24 people died in an airplane crash.