One of the pilots flying Brazilian plane that crashed last week, killing all on board raised the alarm of impending doom a minute before it went down.
A transcript from the cockpit’s “black box” voice recorder revealed that pilots noticed a steep drop in altitude leading up to the crash, local Brazilian TV Globo reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources involved in the crash probe.
At one point have the co-pilot asked the pilot what was going on and said the plane needed “more power,” according to the transcript covering two hours of audio.
The new revelation comes as investigators are still trying to figure out why the plane, an ATR-72-500 operated by Voepass, crashed, killing all 62 passengers and crew on board.
The plane was flying to Sao Paulo from Cascavel when it went down in Vinhedo Friday afternoon local time.
The aircraft plunged about 17,000 feet in about a minute, but no one on the ground was injured.
Brazil’s air accident investigation center claimed in a statement that it “guarantees” that no news outlet had access to the voice recorder’s audio, transcript or data, although it did not comment directly on TV Globo’s report.
Footage captured the moment the plane precariously spun out of control as it plunged into a cluster of trees.
The pilots did not relay any emergencies or bad weather conditions before they lost contact with workers on the ground.
The audio is unlikely to pinpoint the cause of the crash, Globo reported, citing those involved in the investigation.
With pole wires