Plane Crash Kills Brazilian
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RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian air force turboprop plane Thursday crashed into a beer warehouse shortly after takeoff in the southern city of Curitiba, and the pilot died after ejecting from the aircraft, officials said. The cause of the crash was under investigation. The pilot tried to parachute to safety but was fatally injured in the fall, they said.
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