The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) says the Cessna T210L single engine airplane that crash-landed four nautical miles off from Puerto Plata International Airport (POP) had not reported any emergency. The Cessna is a six-seater aircraft (up to five passengers and the pilot). The two US citizens occupants of the airplane were reported dead in the crash on Saturday, 23 July 2022 at 5:15pm. The flight had been authorized for landing at the Gregorio Luperon Puerto Plata International Airport.
The Cessna had departed from Opalocka (KOPF), Florida, USA. Its final destination was the Puerto Plata international airport, but it crashed nearby in Sabaneta de Cangrejos, according to the authorities.
The Dominican authorities indicated that the deceased were identified as the pilot 57-year old José Nilton Da Silva Vasconcelos, an American of Brazilian origin, and Offinis Hernández, a 34-year old Dominican-American.
As reported, the pilot died immediately, but Hernández was transferred alive to the Ricardo Limardo hospital in the city of Puerto Plata, where he later died from multiple injuries received at the time of the accident.
The Aviation Accident Investigation Commission (CIAA) under Air Force Brigadier General Enmanuel Souffront Tamayo said that the investigation into the crash of the single-engine aircraft Cessna T210L, registration N210DE, on a private flight was being carried out jointly with the National Transportation Safety Board of the United States (NTSB).
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25 July 2022