The Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) reported this Sunday that the flight of the Cessna 210 aircraft with US registration that fell to the ground yesterday in a farm near the Gregorio Luperón International Airport in Puerto Plata previously contacted air traffic services, but did not report any technical failure or declare an emergency.
The information was offered this Sunday by the interim general director of the IDAC, Héctor Porcella, after leading a meeting with the technical directors of the institution, where they evaluated the information available on the accident in which The pilot José Nilton Da Silva, a Brazilian with FAA license 2737900, and his companion, the Dominican Offinis Hernández Placencia, lost their lives.both nationalized Americans.
He said that the data on the accident They were provided by Claudia Roa, director of Air Navigation and analyzed together with Gender Damián Castro Pared; Director of Operational Safety Surveillance; Pedro Alberto Piña, director of Flight Standards, along with other qualified technicians from the institution.
The plane “Cessna 210, US registration N210DE en route from Opalocka International Airport (KOPF), Florida, USA, to Opalocka International Airport Puerto Plata (MDPP), crashed to earth around 5:15 in the afternoon near the northwest of the International Airport of Puerto Plata“, indicates a press release from the IDAC.
“This aircraft made its first contact about 100 nautical miles from its final destination. Approximately 4 nautical miles from the aerodrome, he was cleared to land on the runway in use. As soon as it was confirmed accidentwe proceeded to alert all the corresponding agencies for search and rescue (…) This aircraft at no time reported any technical failure or declared an emergency, “the document details.
Porcella indicated that the Aviation Accident Investigation Commission (CIAA) is at the forefront of the investigations and will provide additional details in a timely manner. The Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC) expressed solidarity with the families of the victims.
