French Safety Agency to Assist in Brazil Plane Crash Investigation
Moment when the plane crashes in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo, Aug. 9, 2024. Photo: X/ @colunaesplanada.
August 12, 2024 Hour: 9:33 am
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.
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.
teleSUR/ JF Source: EFE
