Summary President Lula da Silva declared mourning for the 61 victims of the Voepass ATR 72 crash in Brazil. The ATR 72-500 likely went into a flat spin due to wing stalls, as captured in video footage. The cause remains under investigation while the black boxes are being analyzed by the authorities.
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has declared three days of mourning following a Voepass ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft crash, killing all 61 people onboard. On August 9, 2024, the Voepass ATR 72-500 twin-engine turboprop aircraft was operating flight 2283 from Cascavel Airport (CAC) to São Paulo Guarulos International Airport (GRU) when suddenly the aircraft came down in the town of Vinhedo. The Brazilian carrier confirmed that the aircraft, registered as PS-VPB, was carrying 57 passengers and four crew members.
The airline added that the aircraft took off without any flight restrictions and that all its systems were ready to carry out the operation. The ATR 72-500 is believed to have experienced a flat spin, which occurs after both wings of a plane are stalled. Heartbreaking video footage circulating on social media shows the ATR 72 spiraling downward in a vertical descent.
Black boxes recovered from the crash site The cause of the airplane crash is still under investigation. The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) has reported that officers from the Aeronautical Accident Investigation and Prevention Center now have the plane's two black boxes: the Cockpit Voice Recorder (C.