- Date
- October 17, 2016, 22:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N724STAerofab Lake LA 250
- Defining event
- Approach: Collision during takeoff/land
- Weather
- Dusk
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 94612
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On October 17, 2016, about 2200 coordinated universal time, an AeroFab, Inc. Lake-250, N724ST, was substantially damaged when it impacted the ocean while on approach to Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP), Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured.The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of the Dominican Republic. Further information can be obtained from: Comisión Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación Junta de Aviación Civil Calle José Joaquín Pérez no. 104, Gazcue Santo Domingo República Dominicana Tel.: (1) 809 689-4167 E-mail: ciaa.jac@gmail.com Website: www.ciaa.gob.do Fax: (1) 809 221-8616
Aircraft
- Registration
- N724ST
- Reported as
- Aerofab Lake LA 250 (NO SERIES)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540 SER, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- DWN Air Services Inc.
- Registered owner
- Mj Leasing LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PAP · Tambarre
- Destination
- POP · Puerto Plata
- Airport
- POP · Gregorio Luperón International
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Weather
- Conditions
- Dusk