Voepass tragedy: video shows how the plane crashed in Vinhedo The final report from the Center for Research and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (Cenipa) on the crash of the Voepass plane in Vinhedo (SP), which resulted in the death of 62 people on August 9, 2024, could be a "historical milestone" for changes in airline cultures, according to experts interviewed by g1. During a press conference to present the document this Thursday (23), Lieutenant Colonel Paulo Mendes Fróes, an investigator at the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), stated that Voepass had a "culture of normalizing deviations" in operational conduct. Among the irregularities found during investigations involving flights prior to the accident, it was found, for example, that pilots and mechanics failed to report aircraft problems in logbooks and that mechanic assistants worked without the mechanics' supervision. ? Click here to follow the g1 Campinas channel on WhatsApp Furthermore, Cenipa found that maintenance teams were in the habit of repairing planes with components from another aircraft that were also failing or even using components that were already failing. The National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) was identified as one of the contributing factors to the accident, as it allegedly failed to monitor this organizational culture. In a statement, Voepass stated that the accident was the most serious episode in its history and highlighted that it provided support to the families of the victims from the first moment. The company also informed that it continues to collaborate transparently with the investigations — read the full note below. Anac highlighted that Cenipa's investigations "are exclusively preventive in nature and are not intended to attribute blame or liability, but to identify factors that contributed to the accident and make recommendations to improve the civil aviation operational safety system." The recommendations must be analyzed within four months. MORE 5 warnings before crashing: see the final moments of the Voepass flight 'Do not report': audio sent to pilot shows routine for not reporting Voepass breakdowns Changes in inspection Cenipa publishes final result of the investigation into the accident with a Voepass plane in Vinhedo Gabriella Ramos/g1 According to aviator colonel Silvio Monteiro Júnior, a specialist in flight safety and air rescue, the report prepared by Cenipa "exceeded expectations" and was "one of the best prepared" that he has ever seen. Silvio stated that the document has two central points: the exposure of Voepass' organizational culture, called by the expert "absurd" and which "attacks any flight safety parameter", and the oversight failures of the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac). In the case of Anac, he believes that recommendations for improvements in company inspections could lead to an increase in the quality of company operations, as they will have to be more required to meet safety requirements. "We are living history right now, right? A few years from now, we will look back and see that the report will have been a milestone in the history of Brazilian aviation, in the sense of having changed some procedures. Among them, this issue of organizational culture", he commented. The colonel also explained that Anac can comply with the recommendations in different ways, such as creating a mitigation plan or even issuing new standards. "What I consider very important for aviation at this moment is that we are really on the path to making companies or demanding from airlines a different relationship, an increasingly better organizational culture", he added. Financial difficulties File image of Voepass planes Reproduction/EPTV The opinion is shared by a pilot trainer interviewed by g1, who did not wish to be identified. He said that it was already known in aviation circles that Voepass — like other companies — was experiencing financial difficulties at the time of the accident. This situation, according to the trainer, is a portrait of high operational costs for airlines, which would be working at a loss for a still small audience that uses air transport — compared to other means. Combined with this factor, Anac, in the expert's assessment, has not received enough incentive and investment to expand its inspection work, which means that requirements are flexible. "Brazilians hate following rules. In aviation, the rules have to be very strict. And then, obviously, if you have an environment that provides this comfort of not following the rules, not being penalized, this ends up happening", he pondered. As Cenipa cited Anac's inspection among the contributing factors to the plane crash in Vinhedo, the coach also believes that the report will be a "watershed" in aviation, including causing some companies to cease to exist. "The situation will rise and, obviously, what will we see? A series of companies that will not survive. What is better: a company surviving in the wrong way or it ceasing to exist because it does not offer an adequate service? (...) The backbone of the thing is to function properly. So the report will shake that up", he reflected. He also recalled that the company's organizational culture is subject to inspection, because if the company has a very strong culture of deviations, this tends to influence decisions. "For example, in the case of Voepas