French Safety Agency to Assist in Brazil Plane Crash Investigation

French Safety Agency to Assist in Brazil Plane Crash Investigation

On Friday, a Voepass plane with 58 passengers and 4 crew members crashed in a residential area.

On Monday, the Office of Investigations and Analyses (BEA), the French institution responsible for investigating air accidents, announced its participation in the investigation into the crash of the Voepass airline plane.

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On Friday, this plane crashed in Sao Paulo, leaving 62 occupants dead, according to Brazilian authorities, who assigned the leadership of the accident investigation to the Center for Research and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (CENIPA).

Specifically, the French agency BEA indicated that five of its experts are on the ground, accompanied by technical advisors from the aircraft manufacturer Airbus.

The crashed plane was a 72-500 turboprop manufactured by ATR, a joint subsidiary of Airbus and the Italian company Leonardo, with its assembly plant located in the French city of Toulouse.

Momento da queda de avião em Vinhedo, SP, mata todas as 62 pessoas a bordo.

Avião que partiu de Cascavel com destino a Guarulhos cai em Vinhedo, SP pic.twitter.com/qGEQJQrpGe

— Blog do Edson Alves (@blogdoea) August 9, 2024

The text reads, “Plane crash in Vinhedo kills all 62 people on board. Plane leaving Cascavel bound for Guarulhos crashed in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo.”

This aircraft has the capacity to transport 68 passengers and a range of up to 772 nautical miles (about 1,430 kilometers).

The Voepass plane, which was covering the route between the city of Cascavel and Sao Paulo with 58 passengers and 4 crew members, crashed when it was about 80 kilometers from reaching its destination.

Despite crashing in a residential area, the aircraft did not impact any buildings and did not cause any casualties on the ground.

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