Cenipa Final Report Finds De‑icing Failures, Crew Errors and Systemic Lapses in Voepass Crash

Overview

• The Cenipa final report, released July 23, 2026, concluded that severe airframe icing and repeated failures of the wing de‑icing system directly degraded the ATR‑72’s performance before the crash that killed 62 people.
• Investigators reconstructed multiple cockpit warnings for ice accumulation, low speed, degraded performance and stall that were not handled according to procedures and showed the crew failed to activate de‑icing or declare an emergency.
• Cenipa found that the copilot made incorrect control inputs during the stall sequence by pulling the control column instead of pushing, which worsened the loss of control in the final minutes of flight.
• The agency documented a company culture at Voepass that normalized not recording faults, described practices that reset Minimum Equipment List repair timeframes without corrective maintenance, and cited repeated maintenance irregularities.
• Cenipa said ANAC’s audits and aircraft suspensions between 2022–2024 identified many nonconformities but did not stop risky operations, the report recommends changes to ATR and ANAC, ANAC will review those recommendations and a Polícia Federal criminal inquiry is active.