Crash of a Ford 4 in Palma Soriano: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1934 at 0730 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ford 4
Operator:
Registration:
NM-7
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Havana - Santiago de Cuba
MSN:
4-AT-063
YOM:
1929
Location:
Palma Soriano
Santiago de Cuba
Country:
Cuba
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
On approach to Santiago de Cuba, the pilots encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility. In rain falls, the three engine aircraft impacted the slope of a mountain located near Palma Soriano, north of Santiago. Both pilots and two passengers were killed. First accident involving Cubana, the national carrier of Cuba, since its creation in 1929.
Crew:
Torres Navarro, pilot,
Emeterio Vorilla, copilot.

Crash of a Fokker F10A in Santiago de Cuba: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1929 at 0800 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F10
Operator:
Registration:
NC9700
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Santiago de Cuba – Havana
MSN:
1010
YOM:
1928
Location:
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Country:
Cuba
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from a muddy field, while climbing, the aircraft hit a telephone line and crashed in a field. A passenger and a crew member were killed while three other occupants were injured. The aircraft named 'Christopher Columbus' was destroyed.
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