BAe Jetstream 31 crash, Oct 12, 2014, Punta Cana
BAe Jetstream 31 accident on October 12, 2014 near Punta Cana, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic with no fatalities. Cause: Dominican investigators (as...
- Date: October 12, 2014
- Aircraft: BAe Jetstream 31
- Location: Punta Cana, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Dominican investigators (as reported by BAAA): combination of human and technical factors. The crew applied reverse thrust on both engines before the Beta light confirmed normal operation, causing an asymmetric left turn, and an in flight oil leak on the No. 2 engine caused the oil pressure fluctuation.
On 12 October 2014 at 2025 local time, an Air Century BAe Jetstream 31 (HI816) on a charter flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico, carrying 13 people including Air Europa crew positioning to Punta Cana, landed on Runway 08. The aircraft veered left off the runway, came to rest in trees and caught fire. All 13 occupants evacuated, with two passengers slightly injured, and the aircraft was destroyed. Investigators attributed the event to a combination of human and technical factors.