Santiago de Los Caballeros - Santo Domingo

On December 25, 1991 at 12:00 AM, Santiago de Los Caballeros - Santo Domingo experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Dominican Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Dominicana, with the event recorded near Santiago de Los Caballeros Santiago.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after takeoff from Santiago de Los Caballeros-Cibao Airport, while flying at low height, the aircraft struck high power cables and crashed in a wooded area. Both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration FAD-3406.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 19.4504°, -70.6909°.