Os restos carbonizados de um avião que caiu aparecem nesta foto, num aeroporto de Roswell, New Mexico, EUA.
As autoridades informaram que quatro funcionários da Gulfstream, fabricante do aparelho, foram mortos no acidente que envolveu jatinho executivo bimotor durante um teste. A empresa confirmou que dois pilotos da Gulfstream e dois engenheiros de voos de testes morreram na queda.
A companhia diz que o Gulfstream G650 estava realizando testes de desempenho de decolagem no Roswell International Air Center no momento da queda. O porta-voz da Federal Aviation Administration, Lynn Lunsford, diz que o avião havia acabado de decolar quando virou e se espatifou contra a pista. Ele diz que o trem de pouso quebrou e o avião se consumiu em chamas.
The charred skeleton of an aircraft that crashed is seen at an airport in Roswell, New Mexico, US.
Authorities say four Gulfstream employees were killed in a fiery crash of a test twin-engine luxury business aircraft at Roswell's airport.
Officials with the company confirmed that two Gulfstream pilots and two flight-test engineers died in the crash. The company says the Gulfstream G650 was doing takeoff-performance tests at Roswell International Air Center at the time of the crash.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford says the plane had just taken off when it rolled and slammed into the runway. He says the plane's gear collapsed and the craft burst into flames.
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