Richard Marques, commander of the Portimão Fire Department, told the Sul Informação newspaper, for his part, that the young man, a resident of Portimão, "hit the ground very violently" and suffered fatal injuries.

“We have a year-round detachment at the Aerodrome, but there was nothing we could do. In such a way that the doctor of INEM, who arrived ten minutes later, declared the death on the spot," he added.

As for the causes of the crash, Richard Marques said that the case is being investigated by the GNR, although, as the CDOS said, there is an indication that there might have been a technical failure.