The plane that crashed in Gramado, this Sunday (22), did not have a black box. The information was confirmed to CNN by the Civil Police of Rio Grande do Sul.
THE CNN found that the Piper PA-42-1000 Cheyenne 400 aircraft was not required to have the recorder. According to the police, The lack of equipment is an obstacle to investigating the cause of the accident.
The black box is the main instrument for investigating air accidents. It consists of flight data and audio recorders, recorded inside the thermally insulated titanium alloy box.
According to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), the main recorders are the CVR and the FDR . Understand below.
- FDR (Flight Data Recorder): the flight data recorder records information from various aircraft systems, including the route and mechanical failures
- CVR (Cockpit Voice Recorder) : The cockpit voice recorder records the audio of pilots in the cockpit during the flight. It records the pilot’s channel with traffic control, co-pilot, passenger/steward cabin and general cockpit environment channel.
The plane crash in the city of Rio Grande do Sul resulted in the death of 10 passengers. The body removal and forensic work has already been completed.
Authorities continue to work to identify the bodies of the victims and the reasons for the accident. The RS Civil Police and the Center for Research and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (Cenipa) are responsible for the investigation.
Plane crash
The accident happened after a plane crashed in Gramado, in the Gaúcha mountains, on Sunday morning (22). The accident happened on Avenida das Hortênsias, one of the city’s main roads.
In total, 10 people died. Two others were seriously injured when they were hit on the ground by the aircraft crash.
A video shows the moment the plane crashed, hitting houses and a store.
Information collected by CNN point out that the weather situation in the city is bad, with rain and fog. The information confirmed by Infraero states that the aircraft left Canela Airport and was going to JundiaÃ.
After removing the bodies, the work of the Civil and Scientific Police, in addition to the IML and Cenipa, will try to identify the causes of the accident.
This content was originally published in The plane that crashed in Gramado did not have a black box, says police on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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