Constanza - Santo Domingo

On September 27, 2012 at 03:45 PM, Constanza - Santo Domingo experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, operated by Premier Aviation, with the event recorded near Constanza La Vega.

The flight was categorized as illegal (smuggling) 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 Constanza-14 de Junio Airport, bound to Las Américas Airport in Santo Domingo, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. The burnt wreckage was found near the village of Tireo, about 3 km northeast of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed. The exact circumstances of the accident are unclear. It is believed that the flight was illegal and that a load of 11 of cocaine was found at the crash site.

Aircraft reference details include registration N711WX, MSN 31-7552131, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 18.8651°, -70.6913°.