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Plane spins in circles as it crash-lands on roadway in Brazil

A pilot made an incredible emergency landing on a road in Brazil in which the plane span out of control in circles as it hit the ground.

There were three passengers on board when the plane came down near the town of Santa Isabel, near Sao Paulo.

It is not clear what forced the pilot to make the emergency landing caught on camera.
It is not clear what forced the pilot to make the emergency landing caught on camera.


CCTV footage captured the plane's approach as it clipped a tree only metres above the ground.

As it hit the ground, the twin-engine aircraft spun in circles while skidding along the roadway after hitting a bushy shoulder on the roadside.

No-one was injured in the crash, local fire authorities said.

The plane hit the embankment on the roadside, sending into a spin.
The plane hit the embankment on the roadside, sending into a spin.

An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the emergency landing has been launched.

Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency said the prop-plane was cleared and certified to fly through to 2018.

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News break – February 18