Wild footage has emerged of a private plane crash landing at an airport in the Dominican Republic. Authorities confirmed on Sunday, local time, the Gulfstream G200 had crashed at the La Roma International Airport, about 130km east of the capital Santo Domingo.
“According to preliminary reports, the aircraft declared emergency when it was about 16 nautical miles southwest of La Roma,” the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (DICA) said.
“It rushed back to La Roma International Airport.”
DICA confirmed a pilot and copilot were on board at the time and it had not received any news of other passengers.
Footage of it landing back at the airport showed the private jet skidding and bounding along a section of grass separating tarmacs. It then slammed into the ground and appears to have burst its fuel tank, sparking a massive fireball.
DICA said it was conducting an investigation into the crash and would provide further updates when available.
