2021 Punta Caucedo Gulfstream G-IVSP crash
Helidosa Aviation Group Gulfstream G-IVSP · Crashed shortly after takeoff, under investigation
From La Isabela International Airport (JBQ) to Appleton International Airport (ATW)
Event
- NTSB case
- GAA22WA050
- Event typeAccident: someone killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft substantially damaged (NTSB definition). Incident: an occurrence that affected or could have affected safety, short of that. Glossary
- Accident
- InvestigationHow far the investigation had got when the record was published: preliminary, ongoing, final or completed. Unknown where the source does not say. Glossary
- Preliminary · CIAA interim report, 15 Dec 2023
- Event fatalities
- 9 · all aircraft and ground
- Ground fatalities
- 0
- Occupants
- 9
- Survivors
- 0
- InjuriesFatal: death within 30 days. Serious: over 48 hours in hospital within a week, most broken bones, severe bleeding, nerve or organ damage, or serious burns. Minor: anything less. Glossary
- 0 serious · 0 minor (NTSB)
- OperationWhat kind of flying it was, grouped by the rules it flew under: airline (US Part 121), air taxi and commuter (Part 135), general aviation (Part 91 and similar), military or government. Glossary
- Unknown
- WeatherVisual meteorological conditions (VMC): good enough to fly by looking outside. Instrument conditions (IMC): cloud or low visibility, flying by instruments. Glossary
- Visual Meteorological Cond
Gulfstream G-IVSP
- Aircraft type
- Gulfstream G-IVSP
- Category
- Airplane
- RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
- HI1050
- Operator
- Helidosa Aviation Group
- Onboard fatalities
- 9
- Route
- From La Isabela International Airport (JBQ)To Appleton International Airport (ATW)
- Aircraft age
- About 19 years (built 2002)
- Flight rulesThe regulations the flight operated under: in the US, Part 91 (general aviation), Part 121 (airlines), Part 135 (air taxi and commuter) and others; for flights abroad, the NTSB's coarser commercial or non-commercial code. Glossary
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flightThe stage of the flight when things started to go wrong: standing, taxi, takeoff, initial climb, en route, maneuvering, approach or landing. Glossary
- Emergency descent
- Defining eventThe single coded event the NTSB judges best describes what happened (records from 2008 on). Older records name the first occurrence in the sequence instead. Glossary
- Collision with terrain/object (non-CFIT)
- DamageDestroyed: beyond practical repair. Substantial: damage that affects the structure, performance or handling and normally needs major repair. Minor: less than that. Glossary
- Destroyed
Cause areas
No findings designated as a cause are recorded in the NTSB data yet.
Approximate · Coordinates from the Wikipedia article; not checked against an investigation report.
From the Wikipedia article
The 2021 Punta Caucedo Gulfstream G-IVSP crash occurred on 15 December 2021, involving a private flight operated by the Dominican company Helidosa Aviation Group. The aircraft departed from Joaquin Balaguer International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, bound for Orlando International Airport, Florida, United States. Approximately 16 minutes after takeoff, it crashed near Las Américas International Airport, Punta Caucedo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. All nine occupants aboard—three crew members and six passengers—were killed, including Puerto Rican music producer José Ángel Hernández, professionally known as Flow La Movie.
Accident
According to data from Flightradar24, on December 15, 2021, a Gulfstream IV registered as HI1050, departed Joaquín Balaguer International Airport in northern Santo Domingo at 17:08 local time (21:08 UTC), enroute to Orlando, Florida.
According to preliminary reports, during the initial climb and while making a left turn, the pilot reported an unspecified issue and requested an emergency diversion to Las Américas International Airport. After completing a full 360-degree turn at approximately 1,600 feet, the aircraft reached a maximum altitude of 1,825 feet, continuing briefly over the sea near the coast before attempting alignment with runway 35 from the left. Shortly thereafter, the aircraft crashed on the airport grounds, igniting a fire that destroyed the wreckage and resulted in the immediate deaths of all nine occupants. There were no survivors.
The accident caused the closure of Las Americas airport for just over two hours, forcing the cancellation of one flight, the diversion of nine passenger flights and one cargo flight and delays in the take-off of nine other flights, according to several media reports.
Investigation and cause
Investigation
The Civil Aviation Board (Junta de Aviación Civil, JAC) announced that the investigation into the crash was conducted in accordance with the provisions of Law 491-06 on Civil Aviation of the Dominican Republic.
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Sources
Wikipedia article: 2021 Punta Caucedo Gulfstream G-IVSP crash
- Revision
- 1363417236 · 2026-07-10 · retrieved 2026-09-18
- Wikidata
- Q110155549
- Licence
- Text CC BY-SA 4.0, by the article's authors; Wikidata CC0; town positions GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
NTSB record GAA22WA050
- Event ID
- 20211216104412
- Case number
- GAA22WA050
- Dataset
- full-current
- Source SHA-256
- 5cf380f0061817c0331a6b2d8cc7e0ee3a79bea469a1001dc5c10e56f35f5ab3
Where each value comes from
- Record
- Wikipedia article "2021 Punta Caucedo Gulfstream G-IVSP crash" (page 69670526, revision 1363417236); merged with NTSB case GAA22WA050 (events / aircraft)
- Date
- Wikipedia infobox: date; matches the Comisión Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación (CIAA), Dominican Republic interim report
- Place and country
- Wikipedia infobox: site
- Map position
- Wikipedia: Wikipedia article coordinates
- Aircraft, operator and route
- Wikipedia infobox: aircraft type, registration, operator, origin and destination; route airports from the linked airport articles' Wikidata codes (OurAirports); gaps and aircraft details from NTSB record GAA22WA050
- Operation
- not stated in the Wikipedia article's infobox or opening paragraph
- Fatalities
- Wikipedia: Wikipedia infobox: aircraft fatalities; matches the Comisión Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación (CIAA), Dominican Republic interim report
- Ground fatalities
- Comisión Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación (CIAA), Dominican Republic interim report
- Summary
- Wikipedia infobox: summary
Source notes (3)
- One occurrence in two sources, merged: the Wikipedia article "2021 Punta Caucedo Gulfstream G-IVSP crash" and NTSB case GAA22WA050, matched by the same aircraft registration and date. For this event outside the United States Wikipedia's values are used where the two differ; each value names its source.
- Filled from the NTSB case API where the bulk record had no value: coordinates. Values present in the bulk record are kept.
- Checked against the Comisión Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación (CIAA), Dominican Republic interim report (2023-12-15) on 2026-09-18. The report states the same date, fatalities, registration, operator, departure and damage. Taken from the report: ground fatalities. Shown unchanged where the report gives another value or wording: destination (shown Appleton International Airport, United States; report KMCO · Orlando International Airport, Florida). Not checked: place, crash-site coordinates, flight number, aircraft type and type of operation.