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Crash of a Gulfstream GII in Santo Domingo: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 7, 2007 at 2140 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
XB-KKU
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kralendijk - Santo Domingo
MSN:
119
YOM:
1972
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Kralendijk, Bonaire Island, the crew started a night approach to Santo Domingo-Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport, Venezuela. On final, the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located 9 km short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were killed.