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PHOTOS: Plane Crash in Brazil Kills 62

PHOTOS: Plane Crash in Brazil Kills 62

BY ADAM SCHUPAK Published on August 10, 2024 2 COMMENTS

A passenger plane has crashed in the São Paulo state of Brazil, killing 62 and destroying homes on the ground. 

 

What We Know 

On Friday August 9, Voepass flight PTB 2283 operating between Cascavel Airport (CAC) and São Paulo Guarulhos Intl (GRU) crashed shortly before reaching São Paulo.

A Voepass ATR 72 similar to the one involved in the crash 

 

The aircraft involved in the crash was PS-VBP, a 14-year-old ATR 72-500 that was flying for Voepass since 2022.  

 

According to a local news agency, GloboNews, the turboprop aircraft was carrying 62 passengers onboard. This figure was later confirmed by Brazilian President Da Silva, clarifying that there were 58 passengers and 4 crew onboard the flight. 

 

Upon hearing of the crash at a naval event in the south of Brazil, President Da Silva asked for a moment of silence for the victims and their families. 

 



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The crash site of flight 2283 lies near the city of Vinhedo, just 40 miles (~60 kilometers) from São Paulo airport. 

 

At the time of the incident, weather conditions appeared to be fair, with overcast skies and moderate winds. 

 

Many people have witnessed the aircraft crash, as evidenced by videos posted to social media platforms showing the doomed aircraft spiraling out of the sky. 

 

Voepass Flight 2283's final moments were captured on camera | Image: BNO News Via X (formerly Twitter)

 

“There is still no confirmation of how the accident occurred nor the current status of passengers who were onboard” stated Voepass in a statement to the press. 

 



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According to speed and altitude data from flight tracking website flightradar24.com, flight 2283 appears to have had a normal takeoff, cruise, and climb out of Cascavel Airport. While the altitude data for flight 2283 doesn’t show any anomalies, the speed data does. If the speed data that flightradar24 provides is accurate when compared to other ATR 72 aircraft that operated flight 2283, the speed of the ATR-72 involved in the crash - PS-VBP - varied wildly throughout the flight. Even at cruising altitude, the ATR 72 involved in the crash had a speed that fluctuated wildly between just 140 knots (stall speed for most airliners), and over 300 knots. This is very uncommon for any airliner and could indicate that the pilots of flight 2283 were having problems with their planes' engines or pitch controls. 

 

Normal speed and altitude data (left) compared to speed and altitude data for flight 2283 on the day of the crash (right) | Image: flightradar24.com

 

This hypothesis is backed up by a video posted to Twitter (formerly X) showing the aircraft in the moments before it crashed. The video appears to show flight 2283 in a spiral dive, almost falling vertically out of the sky. This type of dive is characteristic of an aircraft that has stalled. 

 

A stall occurs when there is not enough air flowing over the wings of an aircraft for the aircraft to stay in the air (maintain lift), so the aircraft begins to essentially fall out of the sky until enough airflow is re-established over the wings for the aircraft to fly safely again. 

 



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Usually, pilots are taught how to recover their aircrafts when they stall, however there were most likely other factors at stake which caused the aircraft to stall as well. 

 

Keep in mind that this is just speculation and the investigation into the crash of flight 2283 will determine the real cause of the crash. 

 

 

 

 

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Adam Schupak
Hey there! I'm Adam, a passionate avgeek absolutely obsessed with everything that flies. I'm a student glider pilot, but have the ultimate ambition of become a commercial airline pilot. Besides aviation, I'm also passionate about urban design, civil engineering, and trains.

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