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Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283

Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283[1] was a Brazilian passenger flight that crashed in Vinhedo, São Paulo, on 9 August 2024, after entering what appeared to be a flat spin.[3] The aircraft, an ATR 72-500 turboprop airliner, was flying from Cascavel Airport, Cascavel, Paraná, to Guarulhos International Airport, São Paulo, with 57 passengers and four crew members on board. The aircraft was flying at an altitude of 17,000 ft (5,200 m) when it spun out of control and entered a rapid descent at around 13:22 local time.[4] All 61 people on board were killed. It was the first fatal accident in Brazilian commercial aviation since the 2011 crash of Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896, and the first fatal aviation incident involving Voepass Linhas Aéreas since its establishment in 1995.[5][6] The crash is also the deadliest aviation incident in Brazil since TAM Airlines Flight 3054 in July 2007.[7]

Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283
The aircraft involved in the crash flying under its previous operator Pelita Air
Accident
Date9 August 2024 (2024-08-09)
SummaryCrashed after spiral descent, under investigation
SiteVinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil
23°2′59″S 47°1′11″W / 23.04972°S 47.01972°W / -23.04972; -47.01972
Aircraft
Aircraft typeATR 72-500
OperatorVoepass Linhas Aéreas
IATA flight No.2Z2283[1]
ICAO flight No.PTB2283[1]
Call signPASSAREDO 2283
RegistrationPS-VPB[1]
Flight originCascavel Airport, Cascavel, Paraná
DestinationGuarulhos International Airport, São Paulo
Occupants61[2]
Passengers57[2]
Crew4[2]
Fatalities61[2]
Survivors0[2]
External videos
video icon A video showing "the plane spiraling out of control as it plunged down into a cluster of trees"

Aircraft and crew

The aircraft involved in the crash, registered as PS-VPB, was a 14-year-old turboprop ATR 72-500 with serial number 908, powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127F engines.[8][9][10] It was acquired by Voepass in September 2022 from Indonesian carrier Pelita Air Service.[11][12]

The Captain was Humberto de Campos Alencar e Silva, 61, the First Officer was Danilo Santos Romano, 35,[13] and the flight attendants were Débora Soper Ávila, 28,[14] and Rubia Silva de Lima, 41.[13][15]

Crash

 
Voepass Flight 2283 seconds before crashing in Vinhedo, Brazil.

The aircraft was traveling from Cascavel in the state of Paraná to São Paulo.[16] Radar contact with the flight was lost at around 13:22 local time,[17] and firefighters reported that the plane crashed in Vinhedo, São Paulo,[18] some 76 kilometres (47 mi) from the state capital.[19]

In the area of the crash, there was an active SIGMET advisory for severe icing from 12,000–21,000 feet (3,700–6,400 m).[20] Preliminary data indicated that the aircraft reached a descent rate of 13,000 feet (4,000 m) per minute.[1][21] The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) said in a statement that Flight 2283 did not declare an emergency.[17]

Data from Flightradar24 shows the aircraft was travelling at cruising altitude at 17,000 feet (5,200 m) with a ground speed of 300 knots (kts) (345 mph, 555 kph). At 13:21:00 BRT, the aircraft’s speed dropped to 234 kts (270 mph, 430 kph), dropping 300 feet (91 m) in the next three seconds. In the following two seconds, the aircraft pulled back up to 17,200 feet, before plummeting 13,100 feet (4,000 m) in 16 seconds before losing contact with radar at 13:21:21 BRT. The aircraft’s final position was 23°2′58.0″S 47°1′12.3″W / 23.049444°S 47.020083°W / -23.049444; -47.020083.[22]

The plane crashed near a condominium in the Capela neighborhood in the municipality of Vinhedo, with the amount of those injured or killed on the ground being unknown.[23] Several houses were reported to have been hit by the plane.[16] Videos of the aircraft before it crashed were widely shared on social media,[16][19] which showed the aircraft in a downward flat spin, in a slight nose-down orientation. Brazilian television news channel GloboNews interrupted Olympics coverage to broadcast from the area around the crash, showing a large amount of fire and smoke rising from the plane fuselage.[18][24][25]

Aftermath

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was participating at an event in the south of the country when he received news of the crash, and requested a moment of silence for those on board on the part of attendees at the event.[18] Later that evening, he would declare three days of national mourning in response to the crash.[26]

The governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas, and the governor of Paraná, Ratinho Júnior, announced that they would return from an event in Espírito Santo.[2]

Investigation

The Brazilian Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center (CENIPA) has launched an investigation into the crash.[8] CENIPA head Marcelo Moreno said on the day of the accident that the flight recorder had been retrieved.[15]

Aviation experts interviewed by G1 on the day of the crash speculated that ice buildup could have been a factor in the crash, while stating that it was too soon to draw conclusions.[27]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Martins, Carlos (9 August 2024). "Avião ATR 72 da Voepass que ia para Guarulhos cai em Vinhedo, no interior paulista" [Voepass ATR 72 plane heading to Guarulhos crashes in Vinhedo, in the interior of São Paulo]. Aeroin (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Avião com 61 pessoas a bordo cai em Vinhedo e não há sobreviventes" [Plane with 61 people on board crashes in Vinhedo and there are no survivors]. G1 (in Portuguese). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ Field, James (9 August 2024). "Voepass ATR 72–200 Crashes Near Sao Paulo, Brazil". AviationSource News. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Loss of control Accident ATR 72-212A (ATR 72–500) PS-VPB, Friday 9 August 2024". Aviation Safety Network. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. ^ Munhoz, Fábio (9 August 2024). "Aviação comercial regular brasileira não registrava acidentes desde 2007" [Brazilian scheduled commercial aviation hasn't had an accident since 2007]. CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Acidente da Voepass é o maior da aviação comercial desde 2007" [Voepass accident is the biggest in commercial aviation since 2007]. Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Queda de avião mata 61 pessoas em Vinhedo" [Plane crash kills 61 people in Vinhedo]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b Hradecky, Simon (9 August 2024). "Crash: Voepass AT72 at Sao Paulo on Aug 9th, 2024, spun out of control and lost height". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  9. ^ Kaminski-Morrow, David (9 August 2024). "Voepass ATR 72 crashes near Sao Paulo". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  10. ^ Wells, Ione; Plummer, Robert (9 August 2024). "Plane crash in Brazil's São Paulo state kills all 61 on board". BBC News. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  11. ^ Buzeli, Adriano Moura (11 September 2022). "VOEPASS recebeu na tarde de hoje seu mais novo ATR72-500" [VOEPASS received its newest ATR72-500 this afternoon]. Revista Piloto Ribeirão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  12. ^ "ATR 42/72 MSN 908". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Comissária de Ribeirão Preto, SP, é uma das vítimas de acidente com voo da Voepass" [Flight attendant from Ribeirão Preto, SP, is one of the victims of the Voepass flight accident]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Comissária de avião da Voepass que caiu em Vinhedo se dizia 'apaixonada pela aviação'" [Flight attendant on Voepass plane that crashed in Vinhedo said she was 'passionate about aviation']. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Queda de avião da Voepass mata 61 pessoas no interior de SP" [Voepass plane crash kills 61 people in the interior of São Paulo]. Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  16. ^ a b c Stapleton, AnneClaire; John, Tara; Mendonça, Duarte; P. Murphy, Paul; Vargas Jones, Julia (9 August 2024). "Brazilian plane crash outside São Paulo killed 61, says airline". CNN. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  17. ^ a b "Avião que caiu em Vinhedo não reportou emergência, diz FAB" [Plane that crashed in Vinhedo did not report emergency, says FAB]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  18. ^ a b c Savarese, Mauricio; Sá Pessoa, Gabriela (9 August 2024). "Plane crashes in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, killing all 61 aboard, airline says". Associated Press. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  19. ^ a b Rogero, Tiago (9 August 2024). "No survivors from plane that crashed in Brazil with 61 people on board, officials say". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  20. ^ "SIGMET Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport SBGL". METAR TAF Aviation Weather. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Flight Track Log ✈ PS-VPB 09-Aug-2024 (CAC / SBCA-GRU / SBGR)". FlightAware. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Flight history for aircraft - PS-VPB". flightradar24. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  23. ^ "Queda de avião mata 61 pessoas em Vinhedo" [Plane crash kills 61 people in Vinhedo]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  24. ^ Nicas, Jack; Motoryn, Paulo (9 August 2024). "Passenger Plane Crashes in Brazil, Killing 61 On Board". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  25. ^ Planas, Antonio (9 August 2024). "All 61 people aboard plane killed in Brazil crash". NBC News.
  26. ^ "Plane crashes in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, killing all 61 aboard, airline says". AP News. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  27. ^ "Hipótese de acúmulo de gelo em asa de avião que caiu em Vinhedo é explicada por especialistas; entenda" [Hypothesis of ice accumulation on the wing of an airplane that crashed in Vinhedo is explained by experts; understand]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External image
  Pre-accident pictures of aircraft at JetPhotos.com
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