Accidents
Latin Grammy Winner Dies in King Air Crash
A chartered Beechcraft King Air 90 crashed Friday in Minas Gerais, Brazil, killing 26-year-old Latin Grammy winner Marília Mendonça and four others.

A chartered Beechcraft King Air 90 carrying 26-year-old Latin Grammy winner Marília Mendonça crashed Friday afternoon in Minas Gerais, Brazil, after it struck high-tension powerlines 2.6 miles from the intended destination—Caratinga Airport (SNCT)—and pancaked into a waterfall. The Brazilian singer, her producer, her uncle, and both pilots died in the accident.


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