A HORROR plane crash has killed all 14 onboard after the small jet plunged to the ground in Brazil.
The tourists, all believed to be Brazilian, were traveling to the Barcelos region of the Brazilian state of Amazonas when tragedy struck.
The taxi plane crashed about 200 miles from the state capital of Manaus, state governor Wilson Lima confirmed.
Posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, he wrote: "I deeply regret the death of the 12 passengers and two crew members who were victims of the plane crash in Barcelos on Saturday.
"Our teams have been working from the outset to provide the necessary support. My sympathy and prayers go out to their families and friends."
The mayor of Barcelos, Edson de Paula Rodrigues Mendes, told CNN the plane was chartered by a businessman who worked in game fishing.
The passengers are all through to be friends from other parts of Brazil also involved in fishing.
The bodies of the victims, 12 passengers and two crew members, were removed from the scene and were transported to a local school, as there is no cold storage facility in the city.
A Brazilian Air Force aircraft later arrived in Barcelos to transport the bodies back to their families.
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) said in a statement that investigators from the Accident Investigation and Prevention Center (CENIPA) had been called in to begin an investigation into the crash of the small aircraft, an Embraer Bandeirante with the registration PT-SOG.
Amazonas state security secretary Vinicius Almeida said initial information suggested the plane crashed after running out of runway.
Sources say the area also experienced heavy rain, which cut off electricity in parts of the city on Saturday making communication difficult.
According to G1, the plane's owner, Manaus Aerotáxi, said the aircraft and its crew met all the necessary requirements for flying.
Several bystanders have shared footage of the plane being inspected on the ground on social media after the accident on Thursday.
The U.S. Sun has reached out to the US State Department for comment.
