7 PAY THE PIPER: PIPER PA-32 FIERY PLANE CRASH IN EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC KILLS 7

APRIL 20, 2015

SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

A small plane, owned/operated by Sky High Aviation Services, crashed shortly after takeoff Monday from a resort area on the eastern tip of the Dominican Republic, killing all seven people on board, officials said.

The pilot of the single-engine Piper PA-32 was apparently attempting to make an emergency landing after taking off from Punta Cana when the plane struck the ground in a golf course adjacent to the airport and burst into flames, according to Civil Aviation Institute spokesman Hector Olivo.

The plane was en route to the Samana Peninsula off the north coast with a pilot and six passengers. Local police said four of the passengers were tourists from Spain and two were from Britain. The pilot was from the Dominican Republic.

Olivo said civil aviation officials were dispatched to the scene to investigate the cause of the crash.

Date:	20-APR-2015
Time:
Type:	Piper PA-32
Owner/operator:	Sky High Aviation Services
Registration:	HI-957
C/n / msn:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Other fatalities:	0
Airplane damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	near Punta Cana resort -   Dominican Republic
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ/MDPC)
Destination airport:	Arroyo Barril Airport (MDAB)

Narrative:
The plane crashed shortly after takeoff. The pilot tried to perform an emergency landing, but the plane crashed near the airport.
All seven occupants, a pilot and six passengers, died in the crash.
The plane was destroyed by fire.

Sources:
 
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