- Date
- January 1, 1998, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
- Injuries
- 213 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- G-WJABoeing 757-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Case key
- 38556
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Aircraft
- Registration
- G-WJA
- Reported as
- Boeing 757-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Part 129
- Operator
- Airtours Inc.
- Departed
- BGN · Bangor, ME
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Wind
- 130° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 16 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MPP