▁ ▁A ircraft ▁and ▁crew ▁The ▁plane ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁accident ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 6 - year - old ▁Sa ab ▁ 3 4 0 A ▁tw in - t urb op rop . ▁It ▁was ▁delivered ▁to ▁Com air ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁registered ▁N 3 4 4 CA . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁it ▁became ▁N 1 1 2 P X ▁with ▁North west ▁Express . ▁It ▁retained ▁the ▁same ▁registration ▁when ▁it ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁car rier ▁F ina ▁Air ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁and ▁later ▁on , ▁when ▁it ▁went ▁to ▁fly ▁for ▁Reg ions A ir ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁air plane ▁was ▁stored ▁by ▁this ▁latter ▁air line ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁before ▁being ▁bought ▁by ▁Sol ▁L í ne as ▁A ére as ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁flight ▁crew ▁consisted ▁of ▁Captain ▁Juan ▁R aff o ▁( 4 5 ), ▁who ▁had ▁ 6 , 9 0 2 ▁flight ▁hours ▁( 2 , 1 8 1 ▁in ▁the ▁Sa ab ▁ 3 4 0 ), ▁First ▁Officer ▁Adri ano ▁Bol atti ▁( 3 7 ), ▁who ▁had ▁ 1 , 3 4 0 ▁flight ▁hours , ▁ 2 8 5 ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁Sa ab ▁ 3 4 0 ▁and ▁one ▁flight ▁att endant . ▁ ▁Pass engers ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁passengers ▁was ▁a ▁child , ▁while ▁the ▁rest