Aviation authorities have analyzed the causes of a pair of high-profile airplane crashes in Mexico and Brazil.Turbulence has been cited as the reason behind a November 4th accident which killed fourteen people including Mexico’s Interior Minster. According to a preliminary investigation, the pilot of then small government jet flew too close behind a jumbo jet and this caused uncontrollable turbulence in the doomed Learjet.
The wake turbulence that supposedly caused the accident in Mexico was the same reason why American Airlines Flight 587 crashed seven years ago this week.
In Brazil, media reports claim that the government is to blame for a deadly July 2007 crash (image). A lack of government oversight in ensuring runway safety was cited as the cause of the accident which killed 199 people. Prosecutors in Sao Paulo may bring up criminal charges based on the conclusions of an unreleased study.
In the aftermath of the Sao Paulo accident numerous hypotheses were presented as to how it occurred. One aviation expert denied that runway conditions were inadequate while officials initially cited pilot error.
Image- AFP
Sources- The Latin Americanist, BBC News, AP, Reuters, New York Times
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