Brazilian plane spins before crashing, killing all 61 on board
STORY: A plane carrying 61 people crashed near Sao Paulo in Brazil on Friday, and there were no survivors.
Video from local media shows the wreckage among houses in a residential neighborhood.
An eyewitness, Pietro, described what he saw:
“What I saw was the wreckage of the plane, all that was left was the cabin. I even saw the videos they sent me of the body burning there. I also saw that a lot of people broke into the condominium to make videos.”
Brazilian carrier Voepass, which operated the plane, said there were 57 passengers in total and four crew members on board. A local news outlet interviewed two men who said they missed their flight.
Flight tracking software showed the plane’s path.
It took off from Cascavel in the state of Parana, and was bound for Sao Paul’s international airport.
It entered an unusual final circling motion before hitting the ground in the town of Vinhedo, some 50 miles northwest of Sao Paulo.
A Brazilian aviation engineer told Reuters that a buildup of ice could have caused the plane to stall and spiral in the way it did, but investigators say it’s too early to determine the cause of the crash.
The airline says the plane underwent inspection a day before the crash, and its de-icing system, along with all other systems, had been deemed operational before takeoff.
Brazil’s aviation accident investigation center said they’ve recovered the plane’s so-called “black box” containing voice recordings and flight data.
The incident is Brazil’s deadliest since 2007, when a plane crash killed 199 people.
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