No survivors after plane carrying 62 people crashes in Brazil: Authorities

The passenger plane was traveling from Cascavel, Brazil, and was bound for Guarulhos Airport, near Sao Paulo, the Brazilian airline VoePass said.

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[dyanshane]

Those poor people. The terror they all must have endured is heartbreaking. God be with them all.

[MIris]

My god I cant imagine the horror of being in a tailspin on a plane 😭
God bless those people that is devastating 🙏

[foreveranuj]

She needs to wear glasses to read better. 62 vs. 22

[eileenwhite]

Prayers for all these souls and their loved ones.

[missycitty]

How heartbreaking. Those poor people.
My condolences to their family and friends. ❤❤

[TheGiggleMasterP]

Might want to double check because the title says 62 but the anchor said 22 at first. Later they confirm its 62.

[ONTHEEDGEFRED]

It really is sad. The fact that those people could very well have been absolutely conscious and aware that they were falling to the ground all that time, and nothing they could do. We all need to pray for the family and friends of all of those involved.

[JupiterSlim]

My worst nightmare. This is heartbreaking and so hard to watch 😫

[PaulyWally]

It's 2024, and there are still no effective methods to protect passengers from plane crashes, such as escape pods or parachutes.

[elisangelaneves]

I'm from Brazil.

This airline, VoePass (which used to be Passaredo) is not an un-familiar airline.
They've been operating for almost 30 years and this is the first in their history (counting the time they were Passaredo). It's a regional airline (if I'm not mistaken, it's the only regional airline that operates out of São Paulo airports). So yes, it's a serious airline.

This is the first accident involving an ATR airplane in Brazil and the first commercial airplane accident in 17 years since the accident involving the A320 of TAM Flight 3054 (which is now LATAM, which even has codeshare with VoePass), an accident that happened on 07/17/2007.

[mrvlsmrv]

Why is everyone talking about the number discrepancy? This was horrific.

[TruthSeeker]

This plane has a history of crashes and near crashes, since it first came on the market in the 1980’s. A friend of mine was killed in the Roselawn, IN (American Eagle flight 4184) crash in the early 1994. It was an ATR-72 turbo prop. The wings iced, and that’s all folks! That’s probably what happened here. The French company who makes the ATR’s has taken no responsibility, and has blamed it on pilot error every single time!

[swale]

Ive had nightmares about this type of thing for years....im so sorry for the victims

[wjmcnjn]

Hearts and Prayers to the families. Heart Breaking to hear ...

[chimentertainment]

It had 8 doctors treating cancer, wanna guess?

[TREEMAN]

62 vs 22 is a huge difference lady. Get it right!

[PatC-yifq]

Prayers for all family, and loved ones

[Fridayyet]

My husband who is a mechanic and used to be in the Airforce, says it looks like the tail rotator fell off or something else. He says its poor maintenance 😢

[Igor_Comentarista]

As a resident here I say, It was a very sad tragedy and some people, thank God, were unable to board, In a Report a Man who was going on this plane argued with the Employees and after the accident hugged them, The congested conditions in our State together with the weather being cold, they were factors in the tragedy.

[senorsenior]

It can happen anytime, anywhere. Prayers for the families and friends of those lost.