Skip to main content

Brazil forms committee to oversee probe into plane crash that killed 62

 

Brazil forms committee to oversee probe into plane crash that killed 62😭


Panel expected to call on several key figures in bid to prevent repeat of deadly crash north of Sao Paulo.

Brazil’s Congress has announced the formation of a committee to oversee an investigation into a plane crash earlier this month that killed 62 people.

Lower House Speaker Arthur Lira authorised the installation of a 37-person committee last week, tasked with tracking an inquiry by Cenipa, a body that investigates aviation accidents.




Brazil’s Congress has announced the formation of a committee to oversee an investigation into a plane crash earlier this month that killed 62 people.

Lower House Speaker Arthur Lira authorised the installation of a 37-person committee last week, tasked with tracking an inquiry by Cenipa, a body that investigates aviation accidents.


Padovani told Reuters news agency that the committee is expected to summon figures such as Voepass President Jose Luiz Felicio Filho, Cenipa head Marcelo Moreno, and the head of Brazil’s civil aviation regulator ANAC, Tiago Sousa Pereira, to speak before the panel. Those invited to speak are not obligated to appear before the committee.


While Cenipa is expected to release preliminary findings of its investigation by September 6, the Congressional committee will hold hearings until December and expects to issue a report in February.

The circumstances that led to the August 9 crash remain uncertain, with videos of the aftermath showing burning debris from the plane scattered across the ground.

Some experts have suggested that the crash could have been a result of ice accumulating on the wings of the plane, causing the pilot to lose control.

Several such incidents have occurred when ATR planes gathered ice on their wings in the past.

“At the moment, there is no further comment we can add as the story develops,” a spokesperson for ATR said of the committee, adding that they “continue following the situation carefully”.

The plane was en route to Sao Paulo from the Cascavel airport in the southern state of Parana.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

1994_Fairchild_Air_Force_Base_B-52_crash

On Friday, 24 June 1994, a  United States Air Force  (USAF)  Boeing B-52 Stratofortress  crashed at  Fairchild Air Force Base ,  Washington , United States, [ 2 ]  after its pilot,  Lieutenant Colonel  Arthur "Bud" Holland, maneuvered the bomber beyond its operational limits and lost control. The aircraft  stalled , fell to the ground and exploded, killing Holland and the other three crew aboard. The crash was captured on video and was shown repeatedly on news broadcasts throughout the world. The subsequent investigation concluded that the crash was attributable primarily to three factors: Holland's personality and behavior, USAF leaders' delayed or inadequate reactions to earlier incidents involving Holland, and the sequence of events during the aircraft's final flight. The crash is now used in military and civilian aviation environments as a  case study  in teaching  crew resource management . It is also often used by th...
1 comment
Read more

🚨SpaceX’s Starship test flight ends in failure after spacecraft is destroyed

  Rocket’s six engines appeared to shut down one after another after nearly nine minutes, while booster returned SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad. Elon Musk’s company said the spacecraft’s six engines appeared to shut down one by one, with contact lost just 8min 30sec into the flight. “We did lose all communications with the ship – that is essentially telling us we had an anomaly with the upper stage,” SpaceX communications manager Dan Huot said, confirming minutes later that the ship was lost. The spacecraft was supposed to soar across the Gulf of Mexico from Texas on a near loop around the world similar to previous test flights. SpaceX had packed it with 10 dummy satellites for practice at releasing them. It was the first flight of this new and upgraded spacecraft. The SpaceX mishap caused widespread disruptions to air traffic. At Miami international airport...
Post a Comment
Read more

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

  Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird No reconnaissance aircraft in history has operated globally in more hostile airspace or with such complete impunity than the SR-71, the world's fastest jet-propelled aircraft. The Blackbird's performance and operational achievements placed it at the pinnacle of aviation technology developments during the Cold War. This Blackbird accrued about 2,800 hours of flight time during 24 years of active service with the U.S. Air Force. On its last flight, March 6, 1990, Lt. Col. Ed Yeilding and Lt. Col. Joseph Vida set a speed record by flying from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., in 1 hour, 4 minutes, and 20 seconds, averaging 3,418 kilometers (2,124 miles) per hour. At the flight's conclusion, they landed at Washington-Dulles International Airport and turned the airplane over to the Smithsonian.
Post a Comment
Read more