EVERYTHING We Know About The Brazil Air Crash

It's way too early to make definitive conclusions on what happened to Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283, which sadly crashed into a residential area of São Paulo on the 9th of August 2024.

However, given how many Mentour viewers are nervous flyers, I decided to make this video explaining some of the basics based on what we know now. My heart goes out to everyone aboard the aircraft, as well as their loved ones. I hope this video at least helps people within our community come to terms with the incident.

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[geraldo]

Brazilian 737 pilot here. That day i was flying from Argentina to Sao Paulo. I flew through that same area a couple of hours later. in the STAR towards sao paulo. There was a severe icing advisory in effect. While Descending below fl200 we got ice formation on our windshields and wings. A very strong weather system was arriving from the south that day. Rip all the souls and the brave brazilian pilots whom im sure fought all the way to the very end.

[MasterVertex]

As grim as it is, the fact that every commercial aviation incident with significant risk to life or actual loss of life, is world news, just tells me how rare it is.

[csllover]

The level of professionalism and graphics and general knowhow on your videos is really second to none. Outstanding

[therealxunil]

That video chilled me to the bone. I knew it could happen, but I'd never SEEN a commercial aircraft in a flat spin. What a terrifying experience that would have been.

[eddiehimself]

It should be noted that flat spin accidents are incredibly rare. As far as I know, the last time a passenger plane crashed after getting into an uncontrollable flat spin was nearly 40 years ago. But that's what makes this aircraft and the videos all the more shocking.

[adrianor.passarelli]

Dear Peter, a fan from Brazil here! Thanks for approaching this subject so professionally and sensibly, as always! ❤

[biancab]

Brazilian here. Thanks, Peter, for this great video

[bigstick]

Mentour, the go to person for anything aviation related. Not a nervous flyer at all, but thank you for making this.

[jackcoogan]

Thank you for being respectful and avoiding speculation. What a terrible event, but I know the industry will learn from it

[jamesm]

As soon as I saw the videos of this tragedy, I wanted to hear Petter Mentour Pilot’s take on it. Wanting to know every detail about this accident isn’t morbid curiosity, it’s about completely understanding everything so that it never happens again!

[danilomcg]

Brazilian follower here, thank you for ur respectful and cautious approach!

[mjpals]

One of my father's best friends died in the 1994 Roselawn crash. It's incredibly disheartening to see that a similar issue may have caused another tragedy 30 years later.

[barbarachambers]

One of the most disturbing accidents I have seen. Seeing a plane literally fall from the sky, just shook me. RIP to

[MrKubner]

Not to forget AZ 460 (Milan-> Cologne) on Oct 15th, 1987 where an ATR 42 crashed into the italian Alps due to Problems with Ice.

[VeraTR]

Props to the person doing the graphics during the explanation, they are easy to understand and also pretty!

[normanriggs]

From a 20, 000 hour retired Boeing guy. A job well done! Very sad situation in Brazil. Thank you again for a very fine presentation.

[ronie]

This cruising height that the ATR usually flies at is also more problematic for ice build up

[jcrawford]

I was 18 & in EMT training on Halloween night of 1994.
We were located about 24 miles NW of Roselawn, IN.
My second training night was American Eagle 4184.
We arrived within an hour & I saw & smelled things I will never forget.
Federal authorities started arriving 20-30 mins later & we were told we could leave or stay & help w/ recovery.
We helped on the perimeter for a short while until additional state & federal agencies arrived.
God bless the souls of those onboard.

[MrSuzuki]

You precisely described the chain of events phenomenon that leads to an aircraft accident. I have been involved in several of these "chains" but recognized what I was involved with and broke the chain. Well done! I am a retired United 767 pilot and have thousands of hours in turboprops. In fact, I am flying the Pilatus PC-12NG in my retirement years. Never in 58 years as a pilot have I ever heard of a commercial airliners getting into a flat spin. I am sure the answer will be starting. I was a United 737 pilot based at Chicago O'Hare in 1994 and had flown the same holding pattern where the ATR crashed in Indiana and have studied that accident.

[LiamDennehy]

I've always admired the graphics you guys produce, but to do so with accurate livery on such short notice is truly impressive!