Brazil’s Police Formally Accuses 16 People for Voepass Spiral Plane Crash that Killed 62 in 2024
Federal police say the aircraft was cleared into severe icing conditions despite de-icing failures on three prior flights that day.
- On Thursday, Brazil's federal police formally accused 16 current and former Voepass employees in the Aug. 9, 2024, plane crash that killed all 62 people on board, concluding a two-year investigation.
- Data recorders revealed the de-icing system repeatedly failed or was manually cycled during 136 flights before the crash, as investigators determined improper maintenance and deliberate omissions directly contributed to the fatal accident.
- Federal police investigator André Ribeiro stated the ATR 72-500 was irregularly cleared for departure into known severe icing conditions despite experiencing de-icing failures on three prior flights that same day, plummeting 13,000 feet.
- Voepass owner José Luiz Felicio Filho was among those accused, while 15 other employees face charges for endangering air traffic safety with potential prison sentences of up to 12 years.
- "This is a watershed in air crash disasters here," said Ribeiro, who suggested prosecutors investigate potential accusations against Brazil's aviation agency ANAC as local prosecutors decide whether to formally charge the accused.
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The Federal Police (PF) closed the investigation into the fall of the ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft from flight 2283 of the Voepass and formalized the indictment of 16 people — the owner of the company, José Luiz Felício Filho, and 15 employees and former employees — for the tragedy that killed 62 people in August 2024, in Vinhedo, in the interior of São Paulo. In a collective interview, the regional superintendent of the PF in São Paulo, delega…
Two years ago, 62 people were killed in a plane crash in Brazil, and now there are 16 arrests.
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Brazil police formally accuse 16 people over Voepass plane crash that killed 62 in 2024
Brazil’s federal police have formally accused 16 current and former employees of airline Voepass for the 2024 plane crash that killed 62 people. Investigators named several acts of alleged malpractice, omission and negligence by the company. Voepass owner and President…
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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 several acts of alleged malpractice, omission and negligence by the company. Voepass owner and president José Luiz Felicio Filho was...
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