Black Box Analyzed in Fatal Brazil Plane Crash

The plane's so-called "black box" containing voice recordings and flight data of the plane that crashed near Sao Paulo killing 62 is undergoing analysis in a lab in Brasilia, the Brazilian Aviation Accident Investigation Center (CENIPA) said in a statement.

An airliner plunged to the ground in the town of Vinhedo, near Sao Paulo on Friday, killing all 62 on board.

The Brazilian Air Force, through the Center for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents, reported that two devices, the Cockpit Voice Recorder and the Flight Data Recorder of the crashed plane were transferred to CENIPA's Laboratory LABDATA in Brasilia for analysis.

In its statement, CENIPA reiterated its intention to release the preliminary report on the aircraft accident within an estimated 30 days.

The plane, an ATR-72 turboprop, was bound for Sao Paulo from Cascavel, in the state of Parana, and crashed around 1:30 p.m. in Vinhedo, some 80 km northwest of Sao Paulo. Despite coming down in a residential area, no one on the ground was hurt.

The aircraft was flying normally until 1:21 p.m., when it stopped responding to calls, and radar contact was lost at 1:22 p.m., Brazil's air force said in a statement.

Pilots did not report an emergency or adverse weather conditions, the air force said.

100% of the data of the so-called "black boxes" of the plane that crashed near Sao Paulo killing 62 people has been fully extracted, the chief of the Brazilian Aviation Accident Investigation Center said in a press conference.

The flight recorders, which contain voice recordings and flight data, are being analyzed, said Marcelo Moreno, head of CENIPA.

The resulting information may help to understand what caused the tragic accident.

Moreno reiterated his intention to release the preliminary report on the aircraft accident within an estimated 30 days.