Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA private jet crashed on a runway during an emergency landing at La Romana International Airport in the Dominican Republic on Sunday, 7 June. Footage captured the Gulfstream G200 erupting into a fireball upon impact, followed by large plumes of black smoke. The pilot and co-pilot, who were the sole occupants of the aircraft, were killed in the crash. The Dominican Civil Aviation Institute confirmed the aircraft had declared an emergency approximately 16 nautical miles southwest of the airport before attempting to return. The jet was originally en route to Austin, Texas, when the emergency occurred. In fullPrivate jet crashes on runway during emergency landing at Dominican Republic airportThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

La aeronave intentó un aterrizaje de emergencia en el Aeropuerto Internacional La Romana y estalló al hacer contacto con la pista; murieron el piloto y el copiloto

El accidente ocurrió en el Aeropuerto Internacional de La Romana, en el este de República Dominicana. Las autoridades aún no informaron las causas del siniestro ni la situación de…

La aeronave, registrada a nombre de una empresa de aviación ejecutiva, transportaba únicamente al piloto y al copiloto.

A privately-owned Gulfstream jet crashed in at La Romana International Airport in the Dominican Republic, leaving massive plumes of black smoke wafting up into the air.

A video posted on social media showed the aircraft make a fiery emergency landing.

La aeronave, de matrícula N318JF y modelo GALX, declaró una emergencia cuando se encontraba a unas 16 millas náuticas al suroeste del Aeropuerto Internacional de La Romana

The pilot and co-pilot of a private aircraft were killed when it crashed on the runway at La Romana International Airport in the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean nation’s…

A shocking video shows a private jet attempting an emergency landing going up in flames at La Romana International Airport in the Dominican Republic. | World News

L'incidente è avvenuto all'aeroporto di La Romana: in corso le indagini delle autorità

A private jet burst into flames during an emergency landing at La Romana International Airport, killing the pilot and co-pilot

A private jet crashed on a runway during an emergency landing at an airport in the Dominican Republic. Footage shows the Gulfstream G200 attempting to touch down at La Romana…

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Video footage from the Dominican Republic shows the jet scraping along the runway on its rear wheels before the aircraft erupted into flames

The pilot and co-pilot of the crashed aircraft died at the scene, according to Listín Diario

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