# NTSB MIA03WA178: Cessna 150, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, August 21, 2003

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 21, 2003, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Miami International Field Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 57964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA03WA178
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57964/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03WA178

## Aircraft

- Registration: HI-648SP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 150
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Unknown
- Departed: MDSD, Santo Domingo
- Destination: MDPC, Punta Cana
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 20° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 30,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter: 29.85 inHg
- Observed at: MDPC

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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