Air disaster

Birgenair Flight 301

6 Feb 1996 · 19.91° N, 70.41° W

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When
6 Feb 1996
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
19.91° N, 70.41° W
Description
1996 aviation accident in the Dominican Republic
Deaths
189
Injured
0

Birgenair Flight 301

1996 aviation accident in the Atlantic Ocean

Birgenair Flight 301 was a chartered flight by Turkish-managed Birgenair partner Alas Nacionales from Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic to Frankfurt, Germany, via Gander, Canada, and Berlin, Germany. On 6 February 1996, the Boeing 757 operating the route crashed shortly after take-off from Puerto Plata's Gregorio Luperón International Airport, killing all 189 people on board.

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