San Juan - Santo Domingo

On September 23, 2010 at 12:45 PM, San Juan - Santo Domingo experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 500, operated by Rolando Velasco, with the event recorded near Santo Domingo-Las Américas Santo Domingo.

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.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft departed San Juan-Isla Grande Airport on a private flight to Santo Domingo with two passengers and two pilots on board. On final approach to Santo Domingo-Las Américas-Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez Airport, at an altitude of 2,000 feet and at a distance of 8 km from the airport, both engines failed simultaneously. As the crew realized he was unable to reach the airport, he attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a dense wooded area located about one km southeast of runway 35 threshold. All four occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N100PV, MSN 500-784, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 18.4655°, -69.8068°.