Originally Posted by
Blues&twos
"Never heard of anybody being jailed for causing an air crash; however, if I am not mistaken (I am not an attorney)" (Originally posted by aimscabinet)
As I recall, an ATC (Tasic I think his name was) was jailed in 1977 following a MAC over Zagreb between a DC9 and a Trident 3 but was released on appeal after 2 years in prison. It was a very complex case as I remember.
Sorry; I meant that I have never heard anyone being jailed over there ... in Brazil.
Apparently, there was a case in Venezuela or Colombia as well, when one or two pilots were sentenced to a prison term.