Cubana de Aviación accidents and incidents

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Cubana de Aviación, the national carrier of Cuba,[1] has been involved in 51 incidents and accidents between 1934 and 2018, 27 of which had one fatality or more, with 708 fatalities. Included are ground and collision fatalities and hijackings.

List

Date Location Aircraft Tail number Aircraft damage Fatalities Description Refs
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconPalma Soriano Ford Trimotor NM-7 W/O Template:Nts/8 Crashed into mountain in heavy rain. [2]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconHolguín DC-3A CU-T7 W/O Template:Nts Crashed in fog at Frank País Airport. [3]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconKey West DC-4 CU-T188 W/O Template:Nts/43 The aircraft was due to operate an international scheduled MiamiHavana passenger service as Flight 493 when it experienced a mid-air collision at about Script error: No such module "convert"., shortly after it departed Miami International Airport, with a US Navy SNB-1 Kansan. There were 39 occupants aboard the Cuban airliner, whereas the military aircraft had four people on board. All of them died in the accident. [4]
Template:Dts Script error: No such module "flag". DC-4 CU-T397 W/O Template:Nts/41 Crashed into the sea, Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Kindley Field, during initial climbout. The aircraft was due to operate the last leg of an international scheduled MadridSanta Maria–Bermuda–Havana passenger service, with Bermuda being a refuelling stop. [5]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconHavana Curtiss C-46A CU-C556 W/O Template:Nts Landing gear collapsed on landing at Rancho-Boyeros Airport. [6]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconMérida Vickers Viscount Unknown Unknown Template:Nts/13 Hijacked to Mexico. [7]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconPreston Viscount 755D CU-T603 W/O Template:Nts/20 The aircraft was due to operate an international scheduled Miami–Varadero passenger service as Flight 495, but did not arrive to the destination. It apparently ran out of fuel, crashing into the sea in Nipe Bay, Script error: No such module "convert". off Preston Airport. The aircraft was apparently hijacked to Preston (now Guatemala, Cuba). [8]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconKey West DC-3 Unknown Minor Template:Nts/37 The aircraft was initially scheduled to fly a Havana–Nueva Gerona passenger service as Flight 905, but it was hijacked shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Airport by the copilot, who forced the captain at gunpoint to fly to Key West, Florida; the air marshal was killed during a shootout. Nine people were involved in the hijacking and all nine requested political asylum in the US along with two additional passengers. [9]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconCienfuegos Unknown Unknown Unknown Template:Nts/17 Shortly after the aircraft departed Cienfuegos Airport bound for Havana, five hijackers attempted to take control to get it diverted to the United States. A gunfire on board killed one occupant. The aircraft crash-landed. [10]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconSantiago Airport DC-3A CU-T172 W/O Template:Nts/0 Destroyed by a United States air raid at the beginning of the Bay of Pigs Invasion. [11]
Template:Dts Unknown DC-3A-228C CU-T138 W/O Template:Nts/0 Destroyed by a United States air raid at the beginning of the Bay of Pigs Invasion. [12]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconNear Havana Curtiss C-46 Unknown Substantial Template:Nts/53 Shortly after takeoff from Havana, five hijackers attempted to enter the flight deck. Two guards tried to stop the hijackers and shots were fired, killing the captain, one hijacker and a guard. The co-pilot made an emergency landing in a sugar cane field, collapsing the undercarriage. Four hijackers then escaped. [13]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconOff Santiago de Cuba Il-14 CU-T819 W/O Template:Nts/22 Crashed into the sea shortly after departing Santiago de Cuba bound for Havana. [14]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconHavana Il-18B CU-T831 Unknown Template:Nts The aircraft was operating a Santiago de Cuba–Havana flight when it was hijacked by the flight engineer and the plane was demanded to be flown to Florida, but the pilot flew the aircraft to Havana instead. When the hijacker saw an Aeroflot aircraft on the tarmac, he realized he had been tricked and shot the pilot dead, and attempted to take off. The copilot shut down the engines. The hijacker jumped out of the aircraft and fled, but was caught days later. [15]
Template:Dts Template:Flagiconnear Cienfuegos Il-18V CU-T830 W/O Template:Nts/93 Force-landed due to multiple engine failures. [16]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconMexico City An-12BP CU-T827 W/O Template:Nts/10 Crashed on approach to Benito Juárez International Airport. The aircraft was completing a Havana–Mexico City cargo service. [17]
Template:Dts Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Template:Nts Two passengers attempted to hijack the aircraft, operating a Havana–Cienfuegos service. One passenger was killed when a hand grenade detonated. [18]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconJosé Martí International Airport An-24V CU-T876 W/O Template:Nts Crashed on landing in bad weather due to crew error. The aircraft was completing a Nueva Gerona–Havana passenger service as Flight 707. [19]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconScript error: No such module "sort". An-24B CU-T879 W/O Template:Nts/5 Both aircraft were involved in a mid-air collision. The An-24B was on a training flight, while the DC-8 was on a scheduled Montreal–Havana passenger flight as Flight 455. The first aircraft crashed, killing all five occupants on board; the DC-8 landed safely, despite having the outer portion of a wing and an engine sheared off. [20][21]
DC-8-43 CU-T1200 W/O Template:Nts/29
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconBridgetown DC-8-43 CU-T1201 W/O Template:Nts/73 Lost height and crashed into the sea, Script error: No such module "convert". west of Grantley Adams International Airport, following an explosion minutes after takeoff. The aircraft was due to operate an international scheduled Bridgetown–Kingston passenger service as Flight 455. [22]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconBaracoa Yak-40 CU-T1219 W/O Template:Nts/37 Crashed on landing at Baracoa Airport. [23]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconOff Varadero Il-14 CU-T822[nb 1] W/O Template:Nts/3 Entered a spin and crashed during a training flight. [24]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconSan José de las Lajas Il-18D CU-T899 W/O Template:Nts/38 Lost control and crashed while en route an international scheduled Havana–Managua passenger service. [25]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconHavana An-24RV CU-T1262 Unknown Template:Nts/48 Before operating a Havana–Nueva Gerona passenger service as Flight 706, the aircraft was hijacked by three passengers who demanded to be flown to the United States. The hijackers struggled with the passengers and in the ensuing chaos, a hand grenade detonated, injuring 13 people. A policeman on board the aircraft shot dead one hijacker and arrested the other two. [26][27]Template:Rp
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconHavana Il-62M CU-T1281 W/O Template:Nts/150 Crashed into a residential area shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Airport in adverse weather conditions. All 126 occupants aboard the aircraft died in the accident, along with another 24 people on the ground. The aircraft was due to operate a non-scheduled international Havana–MilanCologne passenger service as Flight 9046. [28]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconSantiago de Cuba An-26 CU-T1436 W/O Template:Nts/46 Overran the runway following an aborted takeoff at Antonio Maceo Airport as Flight 7406. [29]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconSantiago de Cuba Yak-40S2 CU-T1202 W/O Template:Nts/11[nb 2] Crashed on approach to Antonio Maceo Airport, Script error: No such module "convert". short of the runway . The aircraft was completing a domestic non-scheduled Camagüey–Santiago de Cuba passenger service as Flight 2886. [30][31]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconMexico City Tu-154B-2 CU-T1227 W/O Template:Nts/112 Overran the runway on landing at Benito Juárez International Airport. The aircraft was completing an international scheduled Havana–Mexico City passenger service as Flight 464. [32]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconVaradero Mi-8 CU-H407 Undamaged Template:Nts/34 Commandeered by German Pompa and compatriots, flown to an area outside the base where 30 passengers were picked up, and flown to Tamiami Airport in southern Florida, US, where all crew and passengers sought asylum [33]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconSantiago de Cuba An-24RV CU-T1262 W/O Template:Nts/44 Shortly after departing from Antonio Maceo Airport, at Script error: No such module "convert"., the aircraft banked to the left and descended until it crashed into the sea, Script error: No such module "convert". off the airport. Due to operate a domestic scheduled Santiago–Havana passenger service as Flight 787. [34][35]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconQuito Tu-154M CU-T1264 W/O Template:Nts Aborted takeoff at Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Script error: No such module "convert". of the runway end, overrunning it. Seventy occupants of the aircraft lost their lives along with another ten casualties on the ground. Due to operate the first leg of an international scheduled Quito–Guayaquil–Havana passenger service as Flight 389. [36][37]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconGuatemala City DC-10-30 F-GTDI W/O Template:Nts Inbound from Havana as Flight 1216, the aircraft –leased from AOM French Airlines and operating a non-scheduled service– overran the runway on landing at La Aurora Airport and continued down a slope before coming to rest in a residential area. Sixteen occupants of the aircraft and two people on the ground lost their lives in the accident. [38][39]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconBejuma Yak-42D CU-T1285 W/O Template:Nts/22 Crashed on approach to Arturo Michelena International Airport. Was completing an international scheduled Havana–Valencia passenger service as Flight 310. [40][39][41]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconNueva Gerona An-24RV CU-T1295 W/O Template:Nts/52 Following touchdown at Rafael Cabrera Airport, the aircraft ran off the runway because of insufficient hydraulic pressure. [42]
Template:Dts Template:FlagiconSanto Domingo Il-62M CU-T1283 W/O Template:Nts/117 Made an emergency landing at Las Américas International Airport. The aircraft had departed from the same airport bound for Havana on an international scheduled passenger service as Flight 201. At Script error: No such module "convert"., an uncontained failure in the inner port engine caused the fuel line for the outer one to get damaged as well. A small fire started, while debris damaged the fuselage and a decompression occurred, prompting the crew to return to the airport of departure. The aircraft landed safely, but the airframe was damaged beyond economical repair. [43]
18 May 2018 Template:FlagiconHavana 737-200 XA-UHZ W/O 112/113 Crashed upon takeoff from José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba as a domestic flight Flight 0972 from Havana to Holguin. There were 107 passengers and 6 crew aboard, the latter being of Mexican nationality, due arrangement (wet lease) with Global Air, owner of the aircraft. The investigation found that the pilots miscalculated the aircraft's weight. [44][40][45]

See also

Notes

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  1. Also reported as CU-T322.
  2. The number of casualties for this crash varies, depending upon the source: it was stated that the number of occupants was eleven and all of them died,[30] and that there were ten casualties, out of 36 occupants of the aircraft.[31]

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References

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  2. Accident description for NM-7 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 19 August 2014.
  3. Accident description for CU-T7 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 9 August 2015.
  4. Accident description for CU-T188 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 8 August 2012.
  5. Accident description for CU-T397 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 8 August 2012.
  6. Accident description for CU-C556 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 8 August 2012.
  7. Hijack description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 9 January 2016.
  8. Hijacking description for CU-T603 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 10 August 2012.
  9. Hijacking description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 10 August 2012.
  10. Hijacking description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 8 August 2012.
  11. Accident description for CU-T172 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 23 May 2018.
  12. Accident description for CU-T138 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 9 August 2012.
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  14. Accident description for CU-T819 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 9 August 2012.
  15. Hijacking description for CU-T831 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 13 August 2012.
  16. Accident description for CU-T830 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 23 May 2018.
  17. Accident description for CU-T827 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 September 2012.
  18. Hijacking description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 9 August 2012.
  19. Accident description for CU-T876 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 23 May 2018.
  20. Accident description for CU-T1283 at the Aviation Safety Network
  21. Accident description for Accident at the Aviation Safety Network
  22. Criminal description for CU-T1201 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 24 May 2018.
  23. Accident description for CU-T1219 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 5 September 2012.
  24. Accident description for CU-T822 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 23 May 2018.
  25. Accident description for CU-T899 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 28 August 2012.
  26. Hijacking description for CU-T1262 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 24 August 2012.
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  28. Accident description for CU-T1281 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 9 August 2012.
  29. Accident description for CU-T1436 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 9 August 2015.
  30. a b Accident description for CU-T1202 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 17 August 2012.
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  32. Accident description for CU-T1227 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 17 August 2012.
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  34. Accident description for CU-T1262 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 14 August 2012.
  35. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  36. Accident description for CU-T1264 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 11 August 2012.
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  38. Accident description for F-GTDI at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 9 August 2012.
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  41. Accident description for CU-T1285 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 9 August 2012.
  42. Accident description for CU-T1295 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 13 August 2012.
  43. Accident description for CU-T1283 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 8 August 2012.
  44. Accident description for XA-UHZ at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 21 May 2018.
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