The dirigible balloon that fell on Wednesday (25) over houses and businesses in Osasco, in Greater São Paulo, was due to fly over the Morumbi stadium tonight during the match between São Paulo and Botafogo in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores da América. The game is scheduled for 9:30 pm.
The aircraft bearing the São Paulo Futebol Clube logo crashed around noon in Jardim Veloso. One person was rescued by the Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU). Her condition is mild, according to Civil Defense.
According to the club, the airship was on a test flight on Wednesday morning, in preparation for the nighttime flyover. According to São Paulo, the flyover was authorized by the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC). CNN awaits Anac’s position.
The club issued a statement in which it regretted the incident and stated that it was “providing all necessary support to the crew and others involved”.
What the airship looked like
The crashed airship was manufactured in 2020 by Airship do Brasil, a company based in São Carlos (SP) and which also owned the equipment.
The aircraft, registration PR-ZAD, was 49 meters long. This is almost half the size of the Tricolor stadium field.
According to the Brazilian Aeronautical Registry, the airship, model ADB 3-6, has capacity for six people, including one crew member and five passengers. The airworthiness status of the equipment was normal.
The airship can fly at up to 9,000 feet (about 2,700 meters) in altitude, according to the manufacturer.
Airship has not yet commented on the incident.
See the moment of the fall
This content was originally published in Airship that crashed in Osasco would fly over Morumbi during this Wednesday’s game on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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