A 1994 plane crash looms over investigation into Brazil flight tragedy

Investigators are still determining what caused Voepass flight 2283 to crash in Brazil last week. But experts say the incident is similar to a 1994 crash in Indiana.

While it is too early to determine with any certainty what caused a devastating airplane crash in Brazil last week, air disaster experts say the incident bears similarity to a landmark crash 30 years ago that triggered major safety reforms.

On October 31, 1994, an ATR 72 crashed in Roselawn, Indiana; the American Eagle flight 4184 had encountered severe, in-flight icing from freezing drizzle. All 68 people on board were killed. Significant testing followed that crash, and the Federal Aviation Administration mandated a modification to the deicing system on the front edge of ATR 72 wings as well as more training for pilots on severe ice encounters.

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