twenty - thirteen people , among them seven boys , were killed on weekend after their chopper crashed in a river in brazil . four people fled the crash , including a 9 - year - age boy . the aircraft , which was a twin - engine embraer turboprop chartered by manaus aerotaxis , was carrying 26 passengers and two crew persons as it crashed . the pilots of the plane , however had departed from coari , had supposedly summoned the air pollution control at their destination of recife to announce that they were turning right . the plane , however , then disappeared from radar . the ship performed an unexpected takeoff in the river manacapuru , a reach the amazon river in the brazilian port of amazonas , 50 miles ( 80 kilometers ) from manaus .
24 people died in an airplane crash.