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Haiti - Security : A small plane crashes near Léôgane, 6 dead
04/07/2021 09:49:59

Friday a small single-engine Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six plane, registered N8694N, with 6 people on board, which had left Port-au-Prince at 6:57 p.m. bound for Jacmel (South-East) where it was due to arrive at 7:09 p.m. crashed for an undetermined reason, about fifty km west of the capital, more precisely in the locality "Mathurin" a section of Beauséjour in the heights of Léogâne, according to the National Civil Aviation Office (OFNAC).

Civil Protection, who managed to get to the scene although the area is difficult to access, found six dead bodies, confirmed coordinator Gutenberg Destin. Information relayed by Paul Joël Félix, member of the Board of Directors of the Communal Section of Beauséjour.

According to our sources two Dominicans who lived in Jacmel, one of whom was piloting the plane, are among the victims (they are said to be Amín Pérez and Ronny Cedeño). In addition two American missionaries, Trent Hostetler (35), and John Miller (43) were among the victims, specified the Christian organization "Gospel To Haiti". The identity of the last 2 victims has not been revealed.

The Dominican Civil Aviation Council (JAC), through the Air Accident Investigation Commission (CIAA), is in contact with the Haitian authorities to obtain information on this air accident.

SL/ HaitiLibre