{"id":360642,"date":"2026-06-08T08:52:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/2-us-pilots-die-after-plane-crashes-in-the-dominican-republic"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:53:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:53:22","slug":"2-us-pilots-die-after-plane-crashes-in-the-dominican-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/2-us-pilots-die-after-plane-crashes-in-the-dominican-republic","title":{"rendered":"2 US pilots die after aircraft crashes within the Dominican Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"


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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — <\/span>A pilot and co-pilot from the United States have died in a fiery plane crash as they attempted an emergency landing in the Dominican Republic<\/a>, authorities said.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred Sunday near the southern coastal town of La Romana, according to a statement by the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation, which identified the pilot and co-pilot as U.S. citizens. It wasn\u2019t immediately known what caused the crash. No passengers were aboard.<\/p>\n

MLB All-Star former catcher Yadier Molina<\/a> said on social media that the plane was bound for Texas to pick him up, along with family and friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy condolences to the pilots and their family!\u201d he wrote. Molina and his group were headed to Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n

Officials said the plane had departed from Puerto Rico and landed in the Dominican Republic to refuel before heading to Texas.<\/p>\n

The pilot and co-pilot reported an emergency shortly after taking off from the Dominican Republic, authorities said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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