{"id":15674,"date":"2026-07-24T11:54:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T06:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15674"},"modified":"2026-07-24T11:54:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T06:54:34","slug":"brazil-probe-shows-severe-icing-contributed-to-2024-plane-crash-that-killed-62","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15674","title":{"rendered":"Brazil probe shows severe icing contributed to 2024 plane crash that killed 62"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2026\/07\/23\/Brazil_Air_Crash_91497_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/sao-paulo\/\">SAO PAULO<\/a> \u2014 Brazilian air force investigators on Thursday published their findings about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/2024-voepass-airplane-accident\/\">2024 Voepass airplane accident<\/a> that killed 62 people after it spiraled into a crash outside metropolis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/sao-paulo\/\">Sao Paulo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The probe confirmed that a combination of severe icing conditions, as well as mechanical system failures and pilot distractions, contributed to the country\u2019s most deadly air crash since 2007.<\/p>\n<p>The Voepass ATR 72-500 twin-turboprop crashed into a residential neighborhood in the city of Vinhedo on Aug. 9, 2024, killing all aboard.<\/p>\n<p>The flight en route from the city of Cascavel to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/sao-paulo\/\">Sao Paulo\u2019s<\/a> international airport encountered severe atmospheric icing while cruising at 17,000 feet, the probe showed. That caused the aircraft to lose lift and enter an unrecoverable \u201cflat spin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flight recorders indicated that the crew recognized heavy ice accumulation on the airframe. But the plane\u2019s de-icing system experienced recurring technical faults and was repeatedly switched back and forth during critical phases of the trip.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said during a press conference in capital Brasilia that a systemic \u201cculture of normalizing deviations\u201d took place within Voepass and noted there were preexisting mechanical issues, which included known de-icing faults, that were tolerated before takeoff.<\/p>\n<p>The probe also showed the crew was distracted by routine radio communications and administrative tasks during severe icing warnings and did not make correction maneuvers in time.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>                        <a name=\"pagebreak\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The findings were presented to the victims\u2019 families before public release.<\/p>\n<div class=\"permission\" style=\"padding-top: 25px;\">\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 The Washington Times, LLC.\n                        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAO PAULO \u2014 Brazilian air force investigators on Thursday published their findings about the 2024 Voepass airplane accident that killed 62 people after it spiraled into a crash outside metropolis Sao Paulo. 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