Brazil’s police formally accuses 16 people for Voepass spiral plane crash that killed 62 in 2024
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police on Thursday formally accused 16 current and former employees of airline Voepass for the Aug. 9, 2024 plane crash that killed all 62 people on board . Investigators named…
Brazil's federal police have formally accused 16 individuals, including airline Voepass owner José Luiz Felicio Filho, for the Aug. 9, 2024 plane crash that killed 62 people in Vinhedo, outside Sao Paulo. The crash occurred when an ATR 72-500 twin-engine turboprop en route from Cascavel in Paraná to Guarulhos international airport plummeted 13,000 feet into a gated condominium, killing all 62 on board.
The investigation found that the aircraft's data recorders showed its de-icing system repeatedly failed or was manually cycled on and off during 136 flights. The federal police also accused 15 Voepass employees of endangering air traffic safety, which could result in up to 12 years in prison, as well as charges of omitting technical failures from aircraft logbooks.
The incident has been described as a watershed in air crash disasters in Brazil, with investigators suggesting prosecutors should look into potential accusations against the government's aviation agency ANAC.
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