Air101: VoePass ATR 72-500 crashes in Brazil

09 August, 2024

VoePass ATR 72-500 crashes in Brazil

A Voepass ATR 72-500 has crashed in Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil, today with up to 62 people onboard. The aircraft, registration PS-VPB was 14 years old and was operating PTB2283/2Z2283 from Cascavel to Guarulhos when the incident took place.

The cause is not yet known and an investigation has already been started. Various videos shared online seem to show the aircraft spinning with virtually no forward speed before plummeting to the ground and erupting in a mass of smoke and flame.

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— Nahoum (@siganahoum) August 9, 2024

BREAKING A Voepass ATR-72 has crashed in Sao Paulo, Brazil (airlive.net)

Loss of control Accident ATR 72-500 (72-212A) PS-VPB, Friday 9 August 2024 (flightsafety.org)

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