Brazilian authorities have recovered the bodies of the 62 people who died
when their plane tumbled from the sky.
Experts have commenced examination of the doomed aircraft’s black boxes
to determine the cause of the disaster, and while, two have already been
identified through fingerprints, with Vinhedo Mayor Dario Pacheco saying
they were the pilot and co-pilot.
The center’s chief, Marcelo Moreno said,.the twin-engine turboprop, built by
aviation firm ATR, was flying from Cascavel in southern Parana state to Sao
Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport, while, experts from Brazil’s
Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center have begun
analyzing two black boxes recovered from the wreckage, containing cabin
conversations and in-flight data,
Brazilian Air Force said, it plans to publish a preliminary report “within an
estimated 30 days, while, a joint subsidiary of European giant Airbus and
Italy’s Leonardo, said its experts will assist in the investigation, while, the
plane, in use since 2010, was in compliance with current standards, and the
National Civil Aviation Agency said, the four crew members were all fully
certified.
Voepass’s operations director, Marcel Moura, said the plane had undergone
routine maintenance the night before the accident and that “no technical
problems” were found.
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