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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — A police investigation found that 10 government and airline officials were to blame for Brazil’s worst air disaster, saying they failed to properly train pilots, implement rainy-day procedures or fully repair the airport’s drainage system, authorities said Wednesday.
It will be up to Brazilian prosecutors, however, to file formal charges — which could result in up to six years of prison.
TAM Flight 3054, an Airbus A320, landed in driving rain at São Paulo’s Congonhas airport in July 2007, speeding down the runway and crashing into a gas station and air-cargo building at 109 mph. All 187 people aboard and 12 people on the ground died.
