Two Killed As Us Gulfstream Jet Crashes In Huge Fireball En Route To Texas

Two group were killed erstwhile a backstage pitchy headed to nan U.S. collapsed astatine a Dominican Republic airdrome successful a huge fireball.

The U.S.-registered Gulfstream G200 pitchy had taken disconnected from La Romana International Airport but declared an emergency mid-flight owed to terrible mechanical problems, according to reports.

Local media reports opportunity nan formation was astir 16 nautical miles southwest of nan airdrome earlier it turned backmost to attempted an emergency landing.

However arsenic nan level touched down connected nan airstrip it soon burst into flames, destroying nan craft and sidesplitting nan aviator and co-pilot onboard.

Dramatic footage from nan incident shows nan pitchy scraping on nan runway connected its rear wheels earlier nan craft bounced and erupted into a immense fireball.

The level had been headed from nan Dominican Republic’s southbound eastbound seashore to Austin, Texas, erstwhile nan calamity unfolded Sunday.

Emergency services rushed to nan segment and operations astatine nan airfield were cancelled arsenic firefighters tackled nan blaze.

The Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC) stated successful a property release: “The US-registered aircraft, registered to an executive aviation company, had its 2 unit members connected board: nan aviator and co-pilot. No passengers were reported.

“The aeronautical authorities activated nan corresponding protocols and are conducting on-site investigations to find nan causes of nan incident. Both nan IDAC and nan CIAA will supply further accusation arsenic nan investigative process progresses.”

According to nan Aviation Safety Network, a website tally by nan Flight Safety Foundation and which keeps way of aviation accidents, nan level was a Gulfstream G200 pinch nan registration N318JF.

The G200 has capacity for up to 18 passengers but no-one different than nan pilots are believed to person been onboard. The IDAC has yet to merchandise nan names of nan 2 group who were killed successful nan crash.

The incident comes aft astatine slightest 66 group were killed and dozens much injured erstwhile a Colombian subject level collapsed into nan Amazon rainforest moments aft taking off.

There were 128 people, mostly soldiers, connected committee nan Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130 level erstwhile it took disconnected from Puerto Leguizamo successful confederate Colombia successful March.

Footage showed nan level descending to nan crushed soon afterwards, successful a conception of dense jungle adjacent to nan separator pinch Peru earlier exploding into flames successful nan jungle.