A 28-year-old Portuguese pilot was killed on Saturday morning when his single-seat aircraft crashed at Portimão Aerodrome in southern Portugal.
The accident occurred within the airport perimeter, with emergency services alerted at around 09:50 local time. The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, died in the crash. No damage outside the aerodrome was reported.
According to aeronautical sources quoted by Portuguese news agency Lusa, the aircraft was conducting aerial advertising work at the time. The accident reportedly occurred during an operation to retrieve an advertising banner.
Firefighters, medical emergency service INEM and officers from Portugal’s GNR attended the scene.
Portugal’s Office for the Prevention and Investigation of Aircraft and Railway Accidents (GPIAAF) confirmed that it had been notified and dispatched its civil aviation investigation team to the site to collect evidence.
The circumstances and cause of the accident remain under investigation.