NewsWhore
12-17-2008, 03:40 PM
A small plane that departed from Santiago Cibao International Airport (STI) at 3:30pm and its 11 passengers and pilot is still missing. US Coast Guard dispatched a helicopter, jet and ship to scan the Atlantic Ocean near West Caicos island, over the area from where the pilot, Dominican Adrian Jimenez had reported an emergency around 5pm on Monday.
The multi-engine Britton Norman Island aircraft, tail number N650LP, departed Santiago en route to refuel in Mayaguana, Bahamas. Confusing reports say it would have refueled in Turks & Caicos, and relatives say the passengers were en route to New York when it dropped off radar.
The local aviation authority, the IDAC, reported that the pilot had his Dominican license canceled, and had filed the flight plan using his US license.
Passengers missing are Carlos Garcia, 36, Jose Luis Rodriguez, 28, Alexandra Abreu, 23, Maria Abreu, 21, Rosa Tavarez, 27, Maritza Rodriguez, 34, Maritza Hernandez, 28, Juana Ramirez, 39, Romulio Herrera 32 and Omar Rojas 29.
The Listin Diario reports that the US Coast Guard has reported no survivors and is now looking for the plane's black box and any other evidence of what might have happened.
There are confusing reports as to the ownership of the airplane, and as to whether it was a stolen plane. Director of Civil Aviation (IDAC), Jose Tomas Perez, said that the aircraft was carrying out a private flight for a small airline called Atlantis Airlines. But Fox News reports that it was flown by Puerto Rican Airline.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#11)
The multi-engine Britton Norman Island aircraft, tail number N650LP, departed Santiago en route to refuel in Mayaguana, Bahamas. Confusing reports say it would have refueled in Turks & Caicos, and relatives say the passengers were en route to New York when it dropped off radar.
The local aviation authority, the IDAC, reported that the pilot had his Dominican license canceled, and had filed the flight plan using his US license.
Passengers missing are Carlos Garcia, 36, Jose Luis Rodriguez, 28, Alexandra Abreu, 23, Maria Abreu, 21, Rosa Tavarez, 27, Maritza Rodriguez, 34, Maritza Hernandez, 28, Juana Ramirez, 39, Romulio Herrera 32 and Omar Rojas 29.
The Listin Diario reports that the US Coast Guard has reported no survivors and is now looking for the plane's black box and any other evidence of what might have happened.
There are confusing reports as to the ownership of the airplane, and as to whether it was a stolen plane. Director of Civil Aviation (IDAC), Jose Tomas Perez, said that the aircraft was carrying out a private flight for a small airline called Atlantis Airlines. But Fox News reports that it was flown by Puerto Rican Airline.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#11)