A plane carrying a Brazilian football team crashed, details. Plane carrying Brazilian team crashes in Colombia

There were 81 people and crew on board the passenger airliner that crashed in Colombia, including players from a Brazilian football club. During the search and rescue operation, survivors were found, but the exact number is not yet known.

Reports that began to emerge in the first hours after the crash gave hope. There are survivors. True, for a long time they could not give exact numbers. Later the first names appeared. Thus, one of the Colombian radio stations reported that among the survivors was Alan Ruschel, a defender of the Chapecoense football team. He has a broken femur and a head injury. Goalkeeper Danilo Padilla and one of the flight attendants also survived.

“Soon the doctors will bring the surviving flight attendant, her condition is stable. It is very difficult to get to the scene of the disaster; ordinary cars will not get there. It’s great that there are survivors, there are many of them, but we can’t say exactly how many,” said one of the rescuers.

Then the information about a large number of survivors was denied by the authorities. Only six were taken to the hospital. Already in the hospital, one of the patients died. But a few hours later - again an urgent message from Colombian radio: “Authorities confirm the discovery of another survivor.” At the same time, they say that we are talking about the Brazilian football player Hélio Zampier Neto.

According to official data, 75 people were killed. In total, there were 72 passengers and nine crew members on board the crashed plane.

Here in the video footage you can see how the airliner disappears from the radar screens. The plane was heading to Medellin, Colombia's second largest city and its industrial capital. The players of the Chapecoense club flew there to play for the Copa Sudamericana with the local Atlético Nacional. The match was scheduled for tomorrow.

The footage posted on YouTube was filmed at the departure airport in the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. On them the football players are preparing to land. Footage also emerged taken by survivor Alan Ruschel inside the plane. He shows the passengers sitting next to him. There is also a photo taken today in the team's locker room. It shows three football players who did not fly to the game in Colombia.

Medellin Mayor Federico Gutierrez today sent words of condolences to the families and friends of the victims.

“It is very sad to confirm such information. All that can be done now is to help the work of doctors and rescuers. This is truly a tragedy. It's hard to imagine. We want to express words of support to the families of the deceased football players from Brazil,” the mayor said

Local media say there was bad weather in the area of ​​the disaster. According to the administration of the airport where the plane was departing, the crew reported an emergency at ten o'clock in the evening local time. It was six in the morning in Moscow at that time. The crew reported problems with electrical equipment.

In Colombia, not far from Medellin, a plane carrying 72 passengers crashed, including football players from the Brazilian club Chapecoense, who were to take part in the first final match of the Copa Sudamericana against the Colombian Atlético Nacional.

Right now, 25 people are known to have died. The full list of people who got on board is known - in addition to the football players and the plane crew (there were 9 crew members), there were also Chapecoense executives, coaching staff, technical staff, journalists and honored guests.

What team crashed?

Chapecoense is a little-known team in Russia; people familiar to our fans do not play for it. In 2014, Chapecoense entered the Brazilian Serie A for the first time since the 1970s. This fall, for the first time in history, the club reached the final of the Copa Sudamericana, which is the equivalent of the Europa League in South America.

How did this happen?

Citing Colombian sources, Brazil's Globo writes that the plane lost contact with the ground shortly after midnight and crashed shortly before its scheduled arrival. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the pilots as the plane flew over the cities of La Ceja and Aberhorral. The missing plane took off at 15:35 local time from Sao Paulo and landed in Eastern Bolivia, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

The first photographs have already been received from the scene.

Why did this happen?

Mayor of La Ceja Elkin Ospina stated that the cause of the plane crash was a lack of fuel. Another version, in an official release from aviation authorities, states that the plane crashed due to an electrical failure.

What was the team flying on?

Chapecoense was flying on a charter aircraft CP-2933. At the beginning of the month, the Argentina national team flew on it.

An Air Force colonel assures that the plane did not explode during the fall, which gives hope for finding more survivors. At the same time, according to unconfirmed information, the plane split in half when it fell.

What do they say at the scene?

More than 90 rescuers from the surrounding cities of La Union, Rionegro, El Carmen de Vibroal and La Ceja are working on the rescue operation at Medellin airport. Heavy rain complicates the situation. A state of emergency has been declared in the city, and Air Force helicopters are searching for surviving passengers. “It’s hard to find survivors, it’s a wooded area,” he says Hugo Botero Lopez, Mayor of La Union.

“We are working with local authorities in connection with the emergency situation that occurred with the Chapecoense aircraft,” the airport tweeted.

What do they write in Brazil?

Chapecoense posted a short message on their official Facebook page: “Given the conflicting reports coming from different journalistic sources regarding the crash of the plane carrying Chapecoense players, we refrain from commenting and await official statements from the Colombian air authorities. May God be with our athletes, leaders, journalists and other members of the delegation.”

Are there any survivors?

Yes. The defender has already been taken to the La Ceja hospital Alan Ruskel, rescued from the wreckage of the plane. It is reported that Alan has multiple broken bones, hips, and lacerations to the head. The second survivor is the Chapecoense goalkeeper. Danilo Padilla. It’s surprising that before the flight, Ruskel posted a photo of himself on Instagram - just with Danilo. Delivered to hospital Jackson Vollmann.

Another survivor who has already been taken to the hospital is a flight attendant. Jimena Suarez.

The 23rd Chapecoense player was supposed to be on board, but at the last moment he was cut off from the squad. His name has not yet been announced.

Information will be updated.

The tragedy happened in the morning, Moscow time, when the plane traveled most of the way to Medellin International Airport in the capital of Colombia, Bogota.

There were 81 people on board, of whom nine were crew members and 72 were passengers. Among the passengers were 27 Chapecoense football players, as well as members of the club delegation and journalists.

The exact number of victims has not been reported at the moment, and in the club’s Facebook group, fans leave messages on the wall with the hashtag “live.”

The actions of rescuers are complicated by the fact that the plane crashed in a mountainous area, but one of the Colombian hospitals has already reported the admission of five passengers who survived the accident, and then another five.

Radio station 360 Radio Colombia reported that the crew of the charter flight signaled to ground services that the fuel level was low. The pilot decided to make an emergency landing, but the plane did not reach the nearest airport and crashed in the La Union area, 37 km from its destination - the city of Medellin.

In addition, the first photos from the scene of the incident appeared online. One of them shows the emblem of the Brazilian club.

According to the latest information, from ten to 16 people survived, and among them there are definitely three Chapecoense players: Alan Ruschel, Danilo Padilla and Jackson Vollman. It is reported that at least 25 people have already become victims of the tragedy.

The dispatchers became aware that the plane's electronics had failed even before the crash after a message from the pilot, who then circled over the ground for a long time, choosing a place for an emergency landing so that the plane would not explode on contact with the ground, which helped some passengers survive.

Chapecoense was founded in 1973, is a five-time champion of the state of Santa Catarina and is currently ranked ninth in the Brazilian Football Confederation rankings.

In 2013, the club from Chapeco, finishing second in Serie B, returned to the elite national division after 35 years.

It is interesting that first place in the Serie B championship that year was taken by the most titled Brazilian club, Palmeiras, which this season, one round before the finish of the championship, scored its ninth victory in the Brazilian national championship.

It was in the match against Chapecoense, which currently occupies ninth place in the championship table, that Palmeiras won the title, winning with a score of 1:0.

Chapecoense, after returning to the elite, took first 15th and then 14th place and, at the end of the 2015 season, qualified for the second most important club tournament in South America - the Sudamericana Cup.

According to the tournament regulations, Brazilian teams will start in the second stage with confrontations with their compatriots. To get into the main draw, Chapecoense had to overcome the resistance of Cuiaba from Serie C, which was done, although not without difficulty (0:1, 3:1).

In the main round, Chapecoense first faced Argentina's Independiente and advanced to the quarter-finals after two goalless draws and a penalty shootout victory.

In the quarterfinals, the Brazilian team beat the Colombian Junior (0:1, 3:0), and then in the semifinals, thanks to an away goal, they were stronger than the Argentine San Lorenzo (1:1, 0:0).

In the final, Chapecoense was scheduled to meet another Colombian team, Atlético Nacional. The first meeting was scheduled for November 30 and was to take place in the capital of Colombia, and on December 7 the rivals were to play in Chapeco.

The fate of the final is currently unknown, but, apparently, CONMEBOL (South American Football Confederation) will cancel the confrontation, and the winner will not be revealed this year.

The most famous Chapecoense footballer is a midfielder who played for Atlético Madrid from 2007 to 2010.

The team's only foreign player, the 28-year-old Argentine, played 13 matches for the Spanish Villarreal in 2012, scoring one goal.

The team's most promising football player is a player from the Brazilian youth team, bought before the current season from Gremio by the German Hoffenheim, but loaned to Chapecoense.

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An Avro RJ85 plane with a Brazilian football team on board crashed in Colombia. Colombian authorities have confirmed that the plane carrying the Brazilian football team did indeed crash. According to the latest data, there were 81 people on board: 72 passengers and nine crew members.

Representatives of the Jose Maria Cordoba airport in Medellin, where the plane was supposed to land, shared more detailed information about the crash. It was in this city that the Chapecoense and Nacional clubs were supposed to play the first match of the final of the Copa Sudamericana (the Latin American equivalent of the Europa League, in which Zenit and Krasnodar are currently participating).

“We confirm that the aircraft with registration number CP2933 was delivering the Chapecoense football team. There are likely survivors (from the crash),” the terminal administration said in a statement.

It is reported that there are 10 people among the survivors of the disaster. However, this is unofficial information for now - the information is constantly updated. The Tsargrad editorial office is monitoring the investigation into the circumstances of the tragedy online.

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16:36 Fans outside the Chapecoense stadium hold a spontaneous rally to offer words of support to those who lost loved ones in the plane crash. There are tears in the eyes of many gathered.

16:00 In a telegram to the President of Brazil, Russian President Vladimir Putin conveyed words of sympathy to the families and friends of those killed in the crash of a plane carrying Brazilian football players in Colombia, the Kremlin press service reports.

15:35 Shortly before the crash, the football players took a photo with the pilot of the plane.

14:45 Goalkeeper Chapecoense Marcos Danilo died in hospital, local media reported.

14:23 Another survivor has been recovered from the wreckage of a plane that crashed in Colombia. Rescued - player of the Chapecoense club Helio Zampier Neto, was rushed to the hospital.

13:45 Brazil has declared mourning after a plane carrying a football team crashed.

13:30 Colombian authorities confirmed that three Chapecoense players survived the crash - Alan Ruschel, Marcos Danilo and Jackson Folman. According to Reuters, flight attendant Jimena Suarez and plane passenger Rafael Correa Gobbato are also considered to have survived.

12:41 Medellin police chief Jose Acevedo said the death toll had risen to 76.

12:33 The first photos from hospitals where victims of the airliner crash in Colombia are being taken appear online.

Chapecoense defender Alan Ruschel
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12:30 The Daily Mail reports that the Chapecoense players were supposed to fly on a different plane. They replaced the board literally at the last moment

12:25 Among the passengers on the plane that crashed in Colombia was Anderson Paixau, the son of former CSKA Moscow physical training coach Paulo Paixau.

12:16 Colombian FC Nacional expressed its condolences to Chapecoense.

12:10 The search can continue when rescuers can work in natural light, emergency officials told local media.

12:00 Eyewitnesses publish the first video from the crash site in Colombia.

11:40 The last minutes before boarding the crashed plane - the football players of the Brazilian club are discussing the upcoming final match.

11:39 Paraguayan publications report a temporary suspension of rescue and search operations due to bad weather conditions.

11:35 Firefighters, analyzing the circumstances of the plane crash, insist: the pilot’s decision to use up all the fuel saved the lives of passengers and crew. If the fuel had remained, there could have been an explosion - in this case, no one would have been able to escape.

11:30 The Kuban football club expressed its condolences to all the families and friends of the players, coaches and staff, as well as the fans of the Brazilian Chapecoense in connection with the plane crash.

11:27 The scene of the plane crash from the air - emergency services continue to dismantle the wreckage of the plane.

11:25 Meanwhile, users on social networks are sharing touching videos - this is exactly how players "Chapecoense" celebrated their reaching the final of the South American Cup - just recently everyone was alive and well.

11:20 Due to the plane crash Brazilian Football Federation decided to postpone the final matches indefinitely. Currently, an option is being considered in which "Chapecoense" And "Nacional" will field their youth squads for the games.

11:18 The mayor of the city of La Ceja, located near the site of the plane crash, names three possible reasons, including lack of fuel, technical problems with the plane and weather conditions.

11:17 Video reconstruction of the flight of the crashed plane.

11:14 According to RCN radio, Alan Ruschel was admitted to the hospital with numerous fractures and head wounds. At the same time, the defender’s condition is assessed as stable.

11:06 Surviving football players Alan Ruschel(left) and Danilo Marcos Padilla sat next to each other during the terrible flight. A few minutes before takeoff, they shared a photo together on social networks.

11:03 According to updated information, there were 22 football players among the passengers of the plane that crashed in Colombia. The mayor of La Ceja speaks of the deaths of 25-27 people flying on the crashed plane. The rest are either considered missing or among the victims.

11:00 President of Atlético Nacional Juan Carlos de La Cuesta claims that Chapecoense used the same plane on which the Argentina national football team had previously flown to Belo Horizonte for a 2018 World Cup qualifying match against Brazil.

10:55 CONMEBOL has suspended matches due to the disaster in Colombia.

10:46 24 year old goalkeeper Ragnar Folman- the fourth player of the Brazilian club to survive the disaster.

10:40 The third survivor of the plane crash in Colombia is the 31-year-old goalkeeper of the Chapecoense club. Danilo Marcos Padilla.

10:37 Another person injured in the Avro RJ85 crash has been named. This is the flight attendant Jimena Suarez.

10:35 According to some data, not five, but 13 or even 15 people survived the disaster. At the same time, official sources have not yet announced such data. The fire captain only noted that there were “many casualties” as a result of the plane crash.

10:27 The Colombian army was involved in rescue efforts at the crash site. Military helicopters should help transport survivors. At the moment, only six people out of 81 on board have been found alive.

10:25 President of CONMEBOL Alejandro Dominguez has already taken off to the crash site. We know Dominguez from playing in the Russian clubs Zenit and Rubin. In his homeland he is a true football legend.

10:20 Photos of passengers of the ill-fated Avro RJ85 airliner before the last takeoff appear on the Internet. The whole team is assembled, the coaching staff, apparently, is in the forefront. No one can imagine how the planned flight as part of the South American Cup championship will end.

10:16 Chapecoense fans are ready to take the first flight to the scene of the tragedy to help emergency services representatives search for the bodies of the dead and provide assistance to the injured.

10:14 The fire captain confirms that there are many casualties as a result of the plane crash. There is still hope that more than just the six we already know survived.

10:11 The first wounded person to arrive at the Brovi hospital was a 27-year-old Alan Ruschel, Chapecoense defender, wearing number 10. Doctors are doing everything possible to bring the athlete out of shock. The player's injuries have not yet been reported.

10:10 According to the official press release, the cause of the plane crash was an electrical fault.

10:08 Colombian FC Nacional expressed its condolences to Chapecoense. Meanwhile, users on social networks share photographs of football players - happy smiles of young guys in moments of victory on the field.

10:05 Weather conditions significantly complicate the actions of rescuers at the scene. At the same time, medics are waiting for the four surviving players and a flight attendant to arrive. Information about the identities of the survivors is broadcast by local media with reference to their own sources.

10:03 Experts were able to reconstruct the flight path of the crashed Avro RJ85.

10:00 Football players from the Brazilian club Chapecoense were heading to a game in the South American Cup. The athletes were accompanied by journalists. It is not yet known who exactly survived the crash.

09:53 Avro RJ85, which crashed in the province of Antioquia in the La Union area, broke into two parts. According to Colonel Bonilla from civil aviation, the passengers were able to escape only because there was no explosion as a result of the crash.

09:48 According to sources at various levels, the plane signaled low fuel levels shortly before the crash.

09:40 Portal MiOriente: The plane crashed due to lack of fuel. There was no collision.

09:30 Information about 10 survivors is confirmed. It is voiced by the fire department working at the scene of an emergency.

09:07 The first photos from the scene of the tragedy began to appear on social networks almost immediately after the crash was reported. There has been no information yet about the causes of the disaster.

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A plane crashed in Colombia with 81 people on board, including nine crew members and 72 passengers, including 22 players from the Brazilian football club Chapecoense, 28 members of the club's management, coaches and 22 journalists accompanying the sports team. delegation. According to the country's authorities, only six people survived the plane crash. According to Flightradar, the plane was flying to the Colombian city of Medellin from the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia and crashed about 45 km from the destination airport.

Representatives of the Colombian Civil Aviation Authority said that the airliner, which belonged to the Bolivian air carrier Lamia, crashed near the town of El Gordo near the municipality of La Union (Department of Antioquia), TASS reports. Rescuers quickly arrived at the crash site.

Later it became known that the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) suspended events under its auspices, including the final matches of the Copa Sudamericana, due to the disaster in Colombia, TASS reports. The final match of the South American Cup has been postponed.

“CONMEBOL confirms that it has been notified by the Colombian authorities that the plane carrying the Chapecoense delegation was involved in an accident in Colombia,” the organization said in a statement. "CONMEBOL President Alejandro Dominguez is on his way to Medellin right now," the statement said.

Chapecoense is a Brazilian football club from the city of Chapeco (state of Santa Catarina). It was founded on May 10, 1973 by the merger of Atlético Chapecoense and Independente. Since 2014, he has been playing in Serie A of the Brazilian Championship. Chapecoense plays in the top league, where it currently ranks ninth.

Let us remind you that in recent years this is not the first crash of a plane on which members of the same sports team were flying. Thus, on September 7, 2011, a Yak-42D airliner of the Yak Service airline, en route to Minsk, crashed near Yaroslavl. On board the plane was the main team of the Lokomotiv hockey club (Yaroslavl). The athletes were flying to their first match of the KHL championship of the 2011/2012 season.

Then one person survived the disaster - aviation and radio maintenance engineer Alexander Sizov. The remaining 44 people (36 passengers and eight crew members) were killed.

Other similar tragedies included two more plane crashes. On January 5, 1950, a Li-2 plane carrying 11 hockey players, a doctor and a massage therapist for the Air Force hockey team crashed near the Sverdlovsk Koltsovo airport.

On August 11, 1979, two Aeroflot Tu-134A airliners (flights 7628 Chelyabinsk - Voronezh - Chisinau and 7880 Tashkent - Guryev - Donetsk - Minsk) collided in the sky near Dneprodzerzhinsk at an altitude of 8400 m, resulting in the death of all 178 people on board. people (94 on flight 7628 and 84 on flight 7880). Among the dead were 17 members of the Uzbek football club Pakhtakor, who were flying to Minsk for the game.