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Two people died when a private plane crashed on Sunday on the runway of La Romana International Airport in the east of the Dominican Republic, the national aviation authority said.
A video posted on social media showed a huge plume of smoke at the airport, while trucks sprayed water to try to control a fire.
The Dominican Civil Aviation Institute said that the pilot and co-pilot died. "No passengers were reported" on board, its statement said.
"The aircraft declared an emergency while approximately 16 nautical miles southwest of La Romana" and crashed as it was returning to the airport, the statement added.
The authority said an investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the crash of the Gulfstream G200 jet.
The airport serves the tourist city of La Romana.
Tourism is key to the economy of the Dominican Republic, a country of 11.6 million people located in the Caribbean.
In 2021, nine people died in a private plane crash after departing from Las Americas International Airport in the capital, Santo Domingo.
A video posted on social media showed a huge plume of smoke at the airport, while trucks sprayed water to try to control a fire.
The Dominican Civil Aviation Institute said that the pilot and co-pilot died. "No passengers were reported" on board, its statement said.
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"The aircraft declared an emergency while approximately 16 nautical miles southwest of La Romana" and crashed as it was returning to the airport, the statement added.
The authority said an investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the crash of the Gulfstream G200 jet.
The airport serves the tourist city of La Romana.
Tourism is key to the economy of the Dominican Republic, a country of 11.6 million people located in the Caribbean.
In 2021, nine people died in a private plane crash after departing from Las Americas International Airport in the capital, Santo Domingo.
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