Accident Overview
On August 2, 2017, at 15:51 UTC, a Cessna 152 aircraft, registration CS-AVA, operated by EAA - Escola de Aviação Aerocondor, experienced an inflight engine shutdown followed by a loss of control. The accident occurred at Praia de São João da Caparica, Portugal.
Aircraft Information
The aircraft was a Cessna 152, a two-seat, single-engine trainer. It was registered in Portugal as CS-AVA and operated by EAA - Escola de Aviação Aerocondor, a flight training organization. The report noted that the aircraft's mass and balance were within limits, and the airframe and engine had valid maintenance records.
Investigation
The Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronaves e de Acidentes Ferroviários (GPIAAF) conducted the safety investigation. The final report was published on December 12, 2018, under reference AC_04/ACCID/2017_RF. The investigation gathered factual information including history of the flight, personnel qualifications, aircraft systems (fuel, carburetor, ignition, air induction), meteorological conditions, and wreckage analysis. No probable cause was stated in the published excerpt; the report described the event as an inflight engine shutdown leading to loss of control.
Conclusions
The report did not attribute the accident to any specific cause or contributing factor in the provided text. The investigation remained focused on factual documentation.