The accident happened at around 3:30 p.m. local time on Saturday when the plane, believed to be a Comp Air 9 aircraft, went down at the edges of a neighborhood in Case Verde district, just outside Campo de Marte Airport.
Airport operator Infraero said a total of six people were on board the aircraft when it tried to land at the airport, which serves mostly small planes and helicopters. The aircraft belonged to businessman Roger Agnelli, who previously served as the president of mining company Vale.
Emergency services said at least five people were killed in Saturday's accident, but it is still unclear whether Roger Agnelli was actually on board the aircraft at the time of the accident. At least one person on the ground has been injured.
Video from the area of the crash showed thick black smoke rising from the residential area, and photos from the scene showed that at least one building had been damaged by the accident. The Folha newspaper reported that one person who lived in the building had been taken to hospital in unknown condition.
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