HI-560

On September 26, 2017 at 12:00 AM, HI-560 experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 500, operated by Private Dominican, with the event recorded near Dabajuro Falcón.

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.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 1.

Apparently following technical issues, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing at Dabajuro Airport. The twin engine aircraft crash landed near the runway and struck two motorcyclists. One of them was killed while the second was injured. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration HI-560, MSN 500-778-69, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 11.0221°, -70.6778°.