ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173608
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| Date: | Friday 6 February 2015 |
| Time: | 10:55 LT |
| Type: |  B&F Technik FK-14B Polaris |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | CS-URO |
| MSN: | 014-060 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alqueidão, Azambuja -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Alqueidão airfield |
| Espinho airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | GPIAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The accident occurred at about 10:55 am, when the private ultralight lost altitude when taking off from the Alqueidão airfield in Azambuja municipality, crashed and exploded, killing the two crew members.
Probable causes
Aircraft loss of control at low altitude and low speed with loss and spin;
Contributing factors:
The airplane was flying with a rear centre of gravity;
The aircraft did not have a stall warning system;
The stall occurred at low altitude giving the pilot no reaction time ;
Immediately after the stall, the airplane went into spin
Sources:
http://www.gpiaa.gov.pt/wwwbase/wwwinclude/ficheiro.aspx?tipo=0&id=10289&ambiente=WebSiteMenu
https://24.sapo.pt/noticias/nacional/artigo/dois-mortos-em-queda-de-aeronave-no-concelho-de-azambuja_18819503.html
http://www.cmjornal.xl.pt/nacional/portugal/detalhe/dois_mortos_em_queda_de_aeronave.html
http://roteiro.apau.org/zp_alqueidao.html
https://www.jn.pt/paginainicial/pais/concelho.aspx?Distrito=Lisboa&Concelho=Azambuja&Option=Interior&content_id=4386189
https://newsavia.com/queda-de-aviao-ligeiro-na-azambuja-portugal-vitima-dois-pilotos-comerciais/
http://www.airliners.net/photo/B-?-F/1584224/M/
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2015 18:05 | jfigueiredo | Added |
| 06-Feb-2015 18:06 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2015 18:23 | Geno | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 24-Feb-2015 06:13 | jfigueiredo | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration] |
| 14-Feb-2016 10:52 | Skorpiondream | Updated [Embed code] |
| 26-Oct-2016 19:39 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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