twenty - thirteen people , and them nine infants , were killed on sunday after their car crashed in a river in brasil . seven persons survive the wreckage , including a 9 - night - old boy . the aircraft , which was a twin - powered embraer turboprop chartered by manaus aerotaxis , was carries 26 guests and seven crew passengers when it died . the pilots of the airline , which had departed from coari , had supposedly contacted the air transport administration at their target of amazonian to announce that they were turning back . the plane , however , then emerged from radar . the flight made an emergency flight in the valley manacapuru , a bend the amazon , in the brazilian town of amazonas , 50 hours ( 80 furlongs ) from iquitos .
24 people died in an airplane crash.