Boeing 757-200 G-WJA
1 January 1998 · Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic · No injuries
Summary
On 1 January 1998 at about 19:30 local time, a Boeing 757-200 registered G-WJA, operated by Airtours Inc., was involved in an accident near Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. 213 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757-200
- Registration
- G-WJA
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Airtours Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bangor → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- MIA98WA048
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Boeing 757 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 1998 | Boeing 757 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | United Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 25 May 1998 | Boeing 757-2B7 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1998 | Boeing 757 | Brazil, Brazil | Transbrazil | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1998 | Boeing 757-200 | Brussels, Belgium | Canada 3000 | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1998 | Boeing 757-2Y0 | Larnaca, Cyprus | Air 2000 Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1998 | Boeing 757-232 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 1999 | Beechcraft T-34B MENTOR | San Isidro, Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic Air Force | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Dec 1999 | Beechcraft B95A | Maizal, Dominican Republic | Meridian Voyager, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jun 2000 | Cessna 401 | La Romana, Dominican Republic | Air Century | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Oct 2000 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | First Security Bank NA Trustee | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1996 | Boeing 757-200 | Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | Birgenair | Fatal | 189 |
| 22 Jan 2000 | Cessna 207 | Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic | Aerodomca | Fatal | 7 |