Office for the Prevention and Investigation of Accidents in Civil Aviation and Rail
Portuguese air and rail safety body
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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]
JurisdictionPortugal
Headquarters
Parent department
Ministry of Public Works, Transport and CommunicationsWebsitewww.gpiaaf.gov.pt (Portuguese)
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| Jurisdiction | Portugal |
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Parent department | Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications |
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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
