Office for the Prevention and Investigation of Accidents in Civil Aviation and Rail
| Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronaves e de Acidentes Ferroviários | |
| Aviation accident and incident investigation authority overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Portugal |
| Headquarters | Lisbon |
| Parent department | Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications |
| Website | Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronaves e de Acidentes Ferroviários (Portuguese) |
The Office for the Prevention and Investigation of Accidents in Civil Aviation and Rail (Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronaves e de Acidentes Ferroviários, GPIAAF) is the Portuguese aviation and rail accident and incident investigation authority. The agency is headquartered in Lisbon.[1] It is subordinate to the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications.[2]
Formerly it was the Office of Prevention and Investigation of Aircraft Accidents (Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronaves, GPIAA).
See also
- Air Transat Flight 236, 2001; Airbus 330 had to glide to the Azores after fuel leak, a result of poor maintenance
- Air Astana Flight 1388, 2018; Embraer E-Jet had to land at Beja Airbase after severe control problems, a result of a maintenance error
- Ascensor da Glória derailment, 2025; cable snapped on a funicular railway in Lisbon, killing 16
References
- ^ "Contactos Archived June 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronaves. Retrieved on 26 May 2011. "Praça Duque de Saldanha, 31 - 4º 1050-094 LISBOA"
- ^ "Guidance for Aircraft Accidents Investigation Archived 2011-06-21 at the Wayback Machine." Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronaves. Retrieved on 26 May 2011.