Kralendijk - Santo Domingo

On October 7, 2007 at 09:40 PM, Kralendijk - Santo Domingo experienced a crash involving Gulfstream GII, operated by Private Mexican, with the event recorded near Santo Domingo Mérida.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) 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.

The listed crash cause is human factor. 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration XB-KKU, MSN 119, year of manufacture 1972.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 8.8026°, -70.8272°.