Crash of a Douglas C-47 in San Antonio de los Baños: 12 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 19, 1963 at 0500 LT
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
On a night approach to San Antonio de los Baños Airport, the airplane was mistakenly shot down by Cuban soldiers and crashed, killing all 12 occupants, 8 Soviet soldiers and 4 Cuban crew.
Probable cause:
Shot down.
