Passenger Plane Full of People Plummets to a Fiery Crash, Video Shows the Shocking Fall By Jared Harris
August 9, 2024 at 12:43pm
Shocking video showed a plane literally falling out of the sky in a disaster that is now the subject of frantic rescue and recovery efforts.
The plane, an ATR-72 flown by Voepass Linhas Aereas, fell over the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo on Friday.
The aircraft was on a scheduled flight from the state of Parana when disaster struck.
Voepass said flight 2283 had 58 passengers aboard, as well as four crewmembers.
ATR, the plane’s manufacturer, said this line of planes can seat up to 78 people.
Video taken by shocked bystanders showed the plane falling in an unusual belly-down spiral.
BREAKING: Voepass Flight 2283, a large passenger plane, crashes in Vinhedo, Brazil pic.twitter.com/wmpJLVYbB3
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Those closer to the disaster caught the incident from a different angle, showing the uncontrolled fall in more detail.
Video of the crash site showed the fiery and twisted wreckage moments after impact, much of it still aflame as people gathered around. No first responders could be seen, and no sirens of emergency vehicles could be heard.
“Voepass has taken all measures to support those involved,” the airline said in a Facebook post. “There is still no confirmation of how the accident occurred or the current situation of the people on board.”
Although the scale of the disaster is not yet realized, the crash is a somber moment for the country.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in the middle of an event, addressed the accident and called for a moment of silence.
“Very sad news,” Lula posted on X. “All my solidarity to the families and friends of the victims.”
Authorities may find the cause of this crash after an investigation, but for now the details of the disaster are few.
Portuguese-language aviation news site Aeroin reported, preliminary radar data showed the plane descended at 13,000 feet per minute prior to hitting the ground.
Poster Comment:
There was a plane crash back in the 70s at Chicago-O'Hare. Maintenance crews tried a new method when doing maintenance on engines. Normally, the engine is removed first and then the mount. The new method removed the engine and mount together. During takeoff, the right port engine fell off the plane and it crashed in a field off the northeast quadrant of the airport killing everyone on board.
I went to High School with this girl that was supposed to be on that plane, but she missed it, and it took off without her on board. I guess she got really lucky on that one. No idea if she is still alive today.