March 21, 2016 - On Saturday, Roger Agnelli, 56, the former head of the world’s largest iron ore and nickel producers, the Vale company in Brazil died in a plane crash along with family members and his pilot just moments after departing Campo de Marte Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 

Onboard the turboprop Comp Air 9 (CA-9), a kit built aircraft, were six passengers and the pilot. The passengers included Agnelli, his wife, Andreia, son Joao, daughter Anna Carolina, their two spouses and the pilot.

The amateur-built aircraft had departed Campo de Marte Airport under clear skies around 6:10 PM local time, within minutes of the departure the aircraft slammed into a residential building and exploded on impact killing all onboard. Agnelli and his family had planned to addend their nephew's wedding ceremony in Rio de Janeiro. 

The Comp Air 9 aircraft was manufactured by the Florida based company, and sold as a high performance kit plane which means the owner, in this case Roger Agnelli was responsible for the assembly of the aircraft. The Comp Air 9 is built from carbon fiber and powered by a Honeywell TPE331-10 turboprop 1,000 horsepower engine.