Brazilian Federal Police disagrees with Cenipa (Center for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents) and says that a mechanical failure caused the accident involving Campos.
The Federal Police report on the plane crash that killed former Pernambuco governor Eduardo Campos and six others during the 2014 presidential campaign points to a mechanical failure as the cause of the disaster; the report, signed by delegate Rubens Maleiner, disagrees with the conclusions of CENIPA (Center for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents) which pointed to spatial disorientation of the pilot as the most likely cause of the tragedy.
Pernambuco 247 - The Federal Police report on the plane crash that killed former Pernambuco governor Eduardo Campos and six others during the 2014 presidential campaign points to a mechanical failure as the most likely cause of the disaster. The report, signed by investigator Rubens Maleiner, disagrees with the conclusions of the Center for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (Cenipa), which pointed to spatial disorientation of the pilot and the weather as the most likely causes of the tragedy.
According to the Federal Police, the tragedy was caused by a failure in the elevator trim tab, located in the tail of the aircraft, which adjusts the plane's pitch. The Federal Police worked with ten hypotheses for the accident.
Eduardo Campos, then 49 years old, died during the 2014 presidential campaign after the Cessna 560XL jet he was flying into, having taken off from Rio de Janeiro bound for Guarujá, São Paulo, crashed while attempting to land in heavy rain. In addition to Campos, six other people died in the disaster.