DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

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A Helidosa Aviation Group Gulfstream jet crashed at 5:25pm in the grass field near the main runway of Las Americas International Airport. On board were six passengers and three crew. The private plane had departed at 5:09pm from La Isabela International Airport in northern Santo Domingo on a flight to Orlando, Florida. The pilot reported an emergency and diverted to land at Las Americas. The forced landing ended in a blaze in the grass coverage near a main runway. No one survived the landing.

The passengers were identified as US citizens 36-year old José Ángel Hernández, 31-year old Debbie Von Marie Jiménez García, 21-year old Kellyan Hernández Pena, 4-year old Jayden Hernández, 18-year old Yeilianys Jeishlimar Meléndez Jiménez, 13-year old Jassiel Yabdiel Silva. The crew is identified as 47-year old...