# NTSB CEN14WA535: Alpi Pioneer, Evora, Portugal, April 30, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 30, 2014, 18:51 local (18:51 UTC)
- Place: Evora, Portugal
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91133
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14WA535
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91133/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14WA535

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On April 30, 2014, at 1851 coordinated universal time, an Alpi Aviation Pioneer 300J airplane, Portuguese registered CS-UOV, impacted terrain after a low pass near the Evora Airport (LPEV), Evora, Portugal. The two pilots were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Portuguese government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Portuguese government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Ministério das Obras Públicas, Transportes e Comunicações GPIAA - Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronave Praça Duque de Saldanha 31-4º 1050-094 LISOBOA, Portugal

## Aircraft

- Registration: CS-UOV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ALPI AVIATION PIONEER (300J)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 309
- Engines: Jabiru Aircraft 3300 120 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airworthiness certificate: None
- Departed: LPEV, Evora
- Destination: LPEV, Evora
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: LPEV, Evora Airport

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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