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:
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20-APR-2015
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Time:
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Type:
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Piper PA-32
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Owner/operator:
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Sky High Aviation Services
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Registration:
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HI-957
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C/n / msn:
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Fatalities:
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Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
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Other fatalities:
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0
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Airplane damage:
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Written off (damaged beyond repair)
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Location:
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near Punta Cana resort -
Dominican Republic |
Phase:
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Take off
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Nature:
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Private
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Departure airport:
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Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ/MDPC)
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Destination airport:
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Arroyo Barril Airport (MDAB)
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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.
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:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CB_DOMINICAN_REPUBLIC_SMALL_PLANE_CRASH?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-04-20-11-38-42
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=175566