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Bae JETSTREAM3100 - 3100 accident near Punta Cana, Do, October 12, 2014

On October 12, 2014 at about 1:45 pm local time, a Bae JETSTREAM3100 - 3100, registered HI816, was substantially damaged in an accident near Punta Cana. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
October 12, 2014 · about 1:45 pm local time
Place
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Type
Accident
Injuries
The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Bae JETSTREAM3100 - 3100 3100
Registration
HI816 · no longer on the register
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Flight

The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record

The Comisión Investigadora de Accidentes De Aviación (CIAA) of the Dominican Republic has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BAe Jetstream 31, which occurred on October 12, 2014. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CIAA's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Design and Manufacture for the engines. All investigative information will be released by the CIAA.

The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: retractable
  • Fire on the ground

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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