An investigation carried out by the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC) cleared from charges the pilot of the Bell helicopter 206-B3 registration HI 843 that last week landed off the Duarte Highway in Santiago de los Caballeros, reportedly to purchase roast pig at Chito’s. The report said the landing did not violate Dominican aviation norms in its choice of landing and take-off spot.
The scene was filmed and posted in social media becoming a trending topic.
The investigation is signed by pilot Gabriel A. Medina, in charge of flight norms at the IDAC and the inspection was carried out by a team lead by Thomas Sánchez. No penalty was levied on the pilot. The IDAC had imposed a ban on flight that was lifted. The helicopter is property of Grupo Liriano SRL and was captained by Air Force retired colonel Jose Guillermo González Vanderhorst, with pilot license No. 00111732426PC.
González later called in to a morning show, “El Gobierno de la Mañana” and described the stop as an emergency. He justified the stopover saying he purchased the roast pig for the owner of the helicopter, Jose Hernández, a diabetic person that was accompanied him and had suffered a hypoglycemic attack. He explained the helicopter is owned by Franklin Liriano, owner of the Alta Vista restaurant in La Vega.
Diario Libre reports that in 2011, the retired colonel was detained, having been suspected at the time of trafficking in cocaine.
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Vigilante Informativo
Diario Libre
El Dia
5 March 2018
