The Brazilian club collapsed. The son of a former CSKA coach died in a plane crash in Colombia

Names of the victims and survivors of Chapecoense on the Colombia plane VIDEO

The crashed plane was flying from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Medellin with 77 people on board, instead of the expected 81: 4 of them refused to fly on this flight. Among others, members of the Brazilian football team Chapecoense were on board. According to official data, six managed to survive.


The Brazilian football team Chapecoense was flying from Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) to the Colombian city of Medellin to play in the Copa Libertadores final against Atlético Nacional. The plane crashed in the Cerro Gordo area in the Colombian department of Antioquia.

The aircraft belonged to the Bron company and was registered as CP2933 RJ 80, which carried 68 passengers and nine crew members. The airliner lost contact with the control tower of Maria Cordova International Airport in Medellin (Rionegro) while flying over the cities of La Cieja and Abejorral,

Six managed to survive, here are their names:
Alan Ruschel, central defender
Danilo Marcos, goalkeeper
Jackson Folman, goalkeeper
Jimena Suarez, flight attendant
Rafael Enzel, Brazilian journalist
The sixth survivor is Helio Hermito Zampier, known by the nickname Neto, the defender.

The names of nine players from the Brazilian club Chapecoense who died in a plane crash in Colombia.

Alejandro Martinuccio, midfielder
Rafael Ramos de Lima, center of defense
Odair Sauza, also known as Nemen, midfielder
Demerson Bruno Costa, center back
Marcelo Boeck, goalkeeper
Andrey Alba, forward
Hayoran Keio Delmoreo, forward
Moises Ribeiro Santos, defense
Jose Nivado Martins, goalkeeper.

Causes of the tragedy

The exact cause and outcome of the accident have not yet been determined, but it is known that the aircraft declared an emergency on board, reporting an “electrical fault.” One version suggests the reason is fuel consumption.

Brazilian footballer Alan Luciano Ruschel, a member of the crashed Chapecoense club team after a plane crash in the Antioquia region (Colombia)
A victim of the Chapecoense plane crash tells how he managed to survive: “I survived because I followed the safety rules,” were the words of Erwin Tumiri, a survivor of the air tragedy.

Tumiri, aircraft technician with Brazilian football team, who crashed on Tuesday in Medellin, Colombia, just before the final game against Atlético Nacional, speaks of her rescue:

“In that situation, many people rose from their seats and started screaming. I placed the bags between my legs to form into the fetal position recommended in extreme situations", said the Bolivian technician.
Tumiri's wife, flight attendant Ximena Suarez, also survived along with 5 other people. The remaining 77 passengers died as a result of the accident. Data provided by Colombian police.

Chapecoense players who did not travel on this tragic flight VIDEO

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, 75 people are known to have died. Known full list people who got on board - in addition to the football players and the crew of the plane (there were 9 crew members), the leaders of Chapecoense were present, coaching staff, technical staff, journalists and honored guests. Among the passengers was Paulo Paixao's son, former coach CSKA in physical training.

What team crashed?

Chapecoense is a little-known team in Russia; it does not have players familiar to our fans. Chapecoense languished at the bottom for a long time in Serie D, left it in 2009, and in 7 years reached the final of the Copa Sudamericana. This fall, Chapecoense achieved this level for the first time in history. high point. The match in Colombia was supposed to be the most important in the club's history...

How did this happen?

Citing Colombian sources, Brazil's Globo reported that the plane lost contact with the ground shortly after midnight and crashed 30 km before its planned 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 plane crashed in the city of La Union, 30 km from Medellin.

It did not explode, largely thanks to the efforts of the crew - the pilots knew that the plane was running out of fuel and circled over the area. If not for this, an explosion would have been inevitable.

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 the official release of the aviation authorities, states that the plane crashed due to an electronics 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.

During the fall, the plane split in half. It is important that SR-2933 has already suffered 10 plane crashes, most of them during landing.

What do they say at the scene?

The rescue operation at Medellin airport is being carried out by more than 90 rescuers from the nearby cities of La Union, Rionegro, El Carmen de Vibroal and La Ceja. 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 wrote on Twitter.

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.”
Flamengo's official Twitter account added the Chapecoense logo to its avatar and wrote: "The whole nation stands with you."

Are there any survivors?

Yes. Defender taken to La Ceja hospital Alan Ruschel, rescued from the wreckage of the plane. It is reported that Alan has multiple broken bones, hips, and lacerations to the head. At the hospital, he asked the doctors to keep his wedding ring and inquired about the condition of his loved ones. His wife, Amanda Ruschel, wrote on Instagram: "Thank God Alan is in hospital in a stable condition."

The second survivor is the Chapecoense goalkeeper. Danilo Padilla. It’s surprising that before the flight, Rushel posted a photo of himself on Instagram - just with Danilo. Third - Jackson Vollmann. WITH serious injury Head defender Neto was hospitalized.

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

Another 9 Chapecoense players, according to Globo Esporte, did not fly to the match and avoided a plane crash.

Afterwards, rescuers are working with the Brazilian football team Chapecoense on board at the scene of the tragedy, to whose aid the authorities sent the country's army. Military helicopters are helping to urgently transport plane crash survivors to hospitals.

The rescue operation at the scene of the tragedy is complicated by weather conditions and very poor visibility. There is information that the crew drained almost all the fuel during the flight - this allowed the death of all passengers.

Also, several players of the Chapecoense team managed to avoid tragedy, as they did not fly with the team to the game. Among them are midfielder Alejandro Martinucchio, defender Rafael Ramos de Lima, midfielder Odair Souza (Nenem), defender Demerson Bruno Costa, goalkeeper Marcelo Boek, midfielder Andrei Alba, midfielder Hjoran Dalmoro, midfielder Ribeiro Santos Moises and goalkeeper Jose Nivaldo Martins Constante.

On at the moment It is known that the list of passengers who survived the plane crash in Colombia included Alan Ruschel, who suffered a hip fracture and an open head wound, flight attendant Jimena Suarez and Chapecoense goalkeeper Danilo Marcos, who is conscious and has already contacted his relatives by phone.

Survivors of the Colombia plane crash are known to protect football club Chapecoense's Alan Ruschel and goalkeeper Marcos Danilo were sitting next to each other on board the plane.

The list of surviving passengers from the crashed airliner in Colombia included the goalkeeper of the Chapecoense football club, Jackson Vollmann.

During the search operation at the crash site passenger plane Another passenger was rescued in Colombia. Journalist Rafael Enzel has joined the list of survivors of the plane crash in Colombia. The media representative was urgently hospitalized - he received multiple wounds and bruises, and the journalist was diagnosed with broken ribs.

Colombian police have already confirmed the deaths of 75 passengers from the crashed airliner in Colombia. The official list of survivors of the Colombia plane crash currently includes only five names:

  1. Chapecoense defender Alan Ruschel
  2. goalkeeper Marcos Danilo
  3. goalkeeper Jackson Vollmann
  4. Flight attendant Ximena Suarez
  5. Brazilian journalist Rafael Enzel

Chapecoense defender Alan Ruschel, who survived the plane crash in Colombia, showed a video from the cabin of the crashed Lamia airline plane, in which he recorded moments of the flight and shared his experiences with fans about the upcoming final match in Colombia for the Copa Sudamericana. Video from the crashed airliner appeared on the Internet during the technical shutdown of the aircraft in Bolivia.

Brazilian Chapecoense football player Philip José Machado, who is currently on the list of those killed in a plane crash in Colombia, also published a video from the cabin shortly before the crash of the Lamia airliner.

It should be added that the players of the Colombian Atlético Nacional team and athletes of the Argentine national team were previously transported on the crashed plane in the province of Antioquia. Latin American media claim that the albiceleste used this plane more than once.

At the same time, the British tabloid The Daily Mail claims that the Brazilian Chapecoense team was supposed to fly to Medellin on a different aircraft. According to the source, local aviation authorities changed the flight plane for the athletes literally at the last moment.

Search and rescue operations at the site of the Lamia airline plane crash continue. Appeared on the Internet latest video from the scene of the tragedy. The footage clearly shows that emergency workers, with the help of representatives of the Colombian army, despite heavy rain, are actively continuing to search for survivors and dead passengers plane that crashed in Colombia.

A list of passengers flying on board the crashed Lamia airliner appeared on the official page of the Civil Aviation Authority in Colombia. It included the names and dates of birth of the football players of the Brazilian club Chapecoense and the 22 journalists accompanying them.

The published list of passengers flying on board the Lamia Airlines plane that crashed in Colombia includes the son of the ex-CSKA coach, Anderson Paixau. It is reported that he is part of the headquarters of the Chapecoense football club.

According to Argentine journalists, Chapecoense defender Helio Zampier Neto has been added to the list of surviving passengers in the plane crash in Colombia. Information about the sixth survivor of the Lamia airliner crash was also confirmed by the Colombian radio station Radio Caracol.

Chapecoense defender Helio Zampier Neto | social networks

According to the latest information from RT in Russian, citing reliable sources, one of the injured passengers in the plane crash in Colombia died on the way to the hospital. This information was confirmed by the head of the police of the Colombian city of Medellin, Jose Acevedo, who did not name the deceased.

Information is being updated.

On the night of Monday to Tuesday, Moscow time, a plane crash occurred in Colombia near Medellin airport. There was a Brazilian team on board the airliner "Chapecoense" flying to the final match of the Copa Sudamericana with Colombia Atlético Nacional. "SE" provides the main facts of the tragedy.

The plane disappeared from radar screens at 22.15 local time. Later it became known that the plane crashed in Colombia in the province of Antioquia. The flight crew informed dispatchers at Medellin Cordoba airport about a lack of fuel. The flight received emergency landing priority but was unable to land.

On board the plane was 81 people - 72 passengers and 9 crew members. Among the passengers were the Brazilian team Chapecoense, flying to the final match of the Copa Sudamericana with the Colombian Atlético Nacional, coaching staff, technical staff, and journalists.

According to official data, it was discovered 6 survivors, including three football players - defender No, goalkeeper Jackson and defender Alana Ruschela.

One of possible reasons Plane crashes are caused by fuel shortages.

Football club "Chapecoense"(literal translation of the name - Football Association of the city of Chapeco) was founded on May 10, 1973 when the clubs merged "Atlético Chapecoense" And "Independente", five-time champion State of Santa Catarina (1977, 1996, 2007, 2011, 2016), two-time winner of the State Cup of Santa Catarina (1979, 2006), silver medalist series B (2013), bronze medalist of series C (2012), bronze medalist of series D (2009).

The Avro RJ-85 is a commercial mid-size jet aircraft produced by British Aerospace (UK) from 1983 to 2003. The liner carrying Chapecoense was in operation for 17 years. It is also reported that the same plane transported the Argentina national team for the match with Brazil (0:3) in qualifying tournament World Championship 2018.

Brazil has declared three days of mourning, and the state of Santa Catarina has declared 30 days of mourning. The celebration of Christmas and New Year is in question.

Rescuers discovered the "black box" of the crashed plane.

The condition of the survivors is assessed as serious.

Football - "Pass from abroad"

Ex-mentor of CSKA Zico paid tribute to the victims of today's disaster near Medellin by posting a black square on his Instagram. The legendary football player's message began with the phrase "I have never lost so many friends."

Football - "Pass from abroad"

Head coach of Atlético Nacional Reynaldo Rueda said his team flew the plane that crashed today six times.

I deeply regret the loss of all passengers, including the Chapecoense. I especially regret the death of the crew, who were well known to us. We flew with them six times. IN last time we flew on this plane on November 3 from Asuncion, returning from a match with Cerro Porteño. This is all very difficult to accept.

Football - "Pass from abroad"

The Colombian Civil Aviation Department released an official statement regarding the death of the plane carrying the Brazilian Chapecoense. At the moment, 75 dead and six survivors are known. All of them were taken to the hospital.

70% of the bodies were found in the fuselage, 30%, including survivors, were found near the plane. 150 people were involved in the search operation. The black box has not yet been discovered.

Football - "At Your Own Gate"

Terek expressed its condolences.

Football - "Pass from abroad"

Young Chapecoense fan.

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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 Civil Aviation Authority of Colombia 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. Cup final match South America Football 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 major 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 one sports team. Thus, on September 7, 2011, a Yak-42D airliner of the Yak Service airline, en route to Minsk, crashed near Yaroslavl. The main team members were on board the plane hockey club"Lokomotiv" (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.