Plane crashes into residential building in Brazil (BEAUTIFUL VIDEOS)

Three people were killed and two miraculously survived the accident in Belo Horizonte

An Embraer 721C single-engine small plane crashed into a residential building in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte on Monday, according to local officials and firefighters.

The plane, which had five people, was reported to have taken off from Pampulha Airport at 12:16 pm and crashed a few minutes later in Silveira neighborhood. Emergency services were called to the scene around 12:25 PM.

Pictures circulating online show the plane flying low in the area, apparently trying to avoid tall buildings, before crashing into the side of a four-story residential building.

The plane hit the stairs between the third and fourth floors, avoiding the apartments themselves.

Update – CCTV footage of the light aircraft that hit a building in Belo Horizonte (Brazil) According to initial information the pilot reported problems during the first take off after take off. Later the plane collided with a building and fell into … https://t.co/SzW0VUp3LY pic.twitter.com/YqKg1HNCWM

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No residents of the building were reported injured. According to another video clip, they tried to help one of the survivors, who had a badly broken leg.

The deceased included the pilot, identified by Globo News as Wellington Oliveira, 34, and passenger Fernando Moreira Souto, 36, the son of the mayor of Jequitinhonha. Three people who survived were rushed to the hospital in critical condition, but one of them later died.

The plane was identified as an EMB-721C aircraft manufactured in 1979, according to records cited by Brazilian media. The pilot reportedly told the Pampulha Airport control tower that he was having difficulty taking off before the crash.

Brazil’s air accident investigation authorities, including the Air Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center and local investigators from SERIPA III, were sent to the site. The Civil Police of Minas Gerais also opened an investigation into the cause of the accident.