General10:47 · Jun 14
Gulfstream G200 crashes on emergency landing approach in the Dominican Republic, killing both pilots
Kikar HaShabbatReligious
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
The story · English
A Gulfstream G200, tail number N318JK, crashed on Saturday after taking off from La Romana Airport in the Dominican Republic and heading for Austin, Texas. Shortly after departure, the crew reported a technical malfunction and declared an emergency.
During the approach for an emergency landing, the aircraft went down before it could reach the runway. The crash turned the plane into a fireball on the airfield, according to the report and accompanying footage from the scene.
Both the pilot and the first officer were killed. The article says video from social media shows the failed landing attempt, the impact, and the firefighting efforts that followed. No further details on the cause of the malfunction or the investigation were provided.