Idac confirms helicopter accident and death of pilot in Los Cacaos 

The Instituto Dominicano de Aviación Civil, Idac ´s Building

Santo Domingo. – The Instituto Dominicano de Aviación Civil, Idac, confirmed the accident of a helicopter that took off this morning from the Joaquín Balaguer International Airport, in El Higüero, Santo Domingo province, bound for Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 

According to the flight plan filed, the captain pilot was the only person traveling in the helicopter. 

IDAC explains In a preliminary report, that the Bell 206 helicopter, HI951, crashed to the ground between two mountains in the rural community of Los Naranjos, Los Cacaos, very close to the Jigüey Dam, San Cristóbal province. . 

The Aviation Accident Investigation Commission. Ciaa, led by pilot general Emmanuel Soufront began investigations as soon as the incident was reported. 

 Instituto Dominicano de Aviación Civil IDAC, Avenida México, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana