Heartbreaking Loss: 61 Lives Taken in São Paulo Plane Crash
At least 61 people have lost their lives after a passenger plane crashed near São Paulo on Friday afternoon, as per a statement from airline Voepass.
The flight, identified as Flight 2283, departed from Cascavel in Paraná, Brazil, and was en route to Guarulhos in São Paulo state, according to data from Flightradar24. The aircraft went down in a residential area of Vinhedo.
According to flight tracking data, the plane took off shortly before noon local time. It was cruising at an altitude of 17,000 feet until 1:21 p.m. local time, when it suddenly dropped around 250 feet in 10 seconds. It then climbed about 400 feet in eight seconds, only to lose nearly 2,000 feet just eight seconds later. After this, the plane began a rapid descent, falling approximately 17,000 feet in one minute.
A medical team is on-site working to identify the victims, according to São Paulo's Security Secretary, Guilherme Derrite. Authorities are in the process of notifying the families of the passengers and will soon release the names of those on board.
Brazil’s Civil Defense reported that the aircraft collided with multiple houses. Valinhos City Communications Director Ana Cândida Briski confirmed that no one in the residential area was killed. Aerial footage shows the plane's nose and charred debris scattered on the ground. Witnesses recounted hearing the plane before it crashed, with one individual mentioning that it landed on the roof of an elderly couple’s home.
Several agencies are involved in the crash site investigation, with the Brazilian Air Force taking the lead, as stated by Vinhedo City Hall. The aircraft's black box has been recovered, which will aid in determining the cause of the crash. Voepass mentioned on its website that it currently has no information regarding what led to the crash.
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