SAO PAULO - A regional turboprop plane crashed near Sao Paulo in Brazil on Friday (Aug 9), killing all 61 people on board, the airline said. Regional carrier Voepass said the plane, bound for Sao Paulo's international airport, took off from Cascavel, in the state of Parana, and crashed at around 1.30pm (1630 GMT) in the town of Vinhedo, some...
Authorities arrive at the site where a turboprop plane crashed killing all passengers and crew on board, in Vinhedo, Brazil Aug 9, 2024.SAO PAULO - A regional turboprop plane crashed near Sao Paulo in Brazil on Friday , killing all 61 people on board, the airline said.
Nearby resident Daniel de Lima said he heard a loud noise before looking outside his condominium in Vinhedo when he saw the plane in a horizontal spiral. "I almost believe the pilot tried to avoid a nearby neighborhood, which is densely populated," de Lima said. "It may have been an engine failure on one side that was mismanaged by the crew," he said. "It could be the thrust of the remaining engine that started the rotation downward."
"From what we can tell so far, the aircraft did not reach out to traffic control reporting an emergency," Moreno said.
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