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05-29-2009, 04:10 PM
A helicopter en route from Bavaro, Punta Cana to Santo Domingo crashed in Batey Altagracia in Cumayasa, La Romana, killing the pilot, Navy Lt. Miguel Angel Perez Guerrero. The Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) announced that the helicopter was flying to Santo Domingo when it crashed at 10:20am.
The helicopter had only flown for 10 miles when it started experiencing technical difficulties.
The pilot made contact with air traffic controllers at La Romana International Airport to report technical difficulties shortly before the crash. The pilot was on his way to the La Isabela International Airport (AILI), also named the Joaquin Balaguer International Airport at El Higuero.
Hoy reports that another passenger had been traveling with Perez, but the bodies has yet to be found.
Perez Guerrero was piloting the helicopter Enstrom, Registration 878EE property of Edgar Contreras, according to IDAC.
Medical examiner Dr. Martha Teresa Aquino said it looked as if Perez had jumped from the helicopter once it started its descent, but was caught on the helicopters blades, which sliced his body.
The pilot had worked for the Dominican Municipal League since November 2005 and frequently flew to the east, as reported in Hoy.
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The helicopter had only flown for 10 miles when it started experiencing technical difficulties.
The pilot made contact with air traffic controllers at La Romana International Airport to report technical difficulties shortly before the crash. The pilot was on his way to the La Isabela International Airport (AILI), also named the Joaquin Balaguer International Airport at El Higuero.
Hoy reports that another passenger had been traveling with Perez, but the bodies has yet to be found.
Perez Guerrero was piloting the helicopter Enstrom, Registration 878EE property of Edgar Contreras, according to IDAC.
Medical examiner Dr. Martha Teresa Aquino said it looked as if Perez had jumped from the helicopter once it started its descent, but was caught on the helicopters blades, which sliced his body.
The pilot had worked for the Dominican Municipal League since November 2005 and frequently flew to the east, as reported in Hoy.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#12)