Gulfstream GII crash, Oct 7, 2007 (2 killed), Santo Domingo
Gulfstream GII accident on October 7, 2007 near Santo Domingo, Mérida, Venezuela with 2 fatalities. Cause: Not determined. The sources do not give a...
- Date: October 7, 2007
- Aircraft: Gulfstream GII
- Location: Santo Domingo, Mérida, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. The sources do not give a cause; the final report is listed as complete but its findings were not available.
A Gulfstream II (XB-KKU) on a private flight from Bonaire struck trees on the night approach to Santo Domingo. The aircraft had asked about the PAPI lights before the final approach, and it crashed in a wooded area about 9 km short of the runway. Both pilots were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.