Cuba

During the takeoff roll, at V1 speed, the captain decided to abandon the takeoff procedure for unknown reasons. He reduced engine power and initiated an emergency braking maneuver. At a distance of 150 meters from the runway end, he realized he could not stop the airplane in time so he veered off runway to the left. The aircraft went into a grassy area, rolled for few dozen meters then plunges in a ravine, bursting into flames. Four passengers were killed while 17 other occupants were injured.

The crew was approaching Havana-Jose Marti-Rancho Boyeros Airport when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the sea few km offshore. A crew member was rescued while seven other occupants were killed.

Flight CU9646 was a charter flight from Havana to Milan with an intermediate stop in Cologne, carrying Italian tourists. One hour before takeoff, a low pressure zone was located about nine km from the airport of Havana with winds up to 40 km/h. The wind force increased during the last minutes prior to takeoff and the captain decided to takeoff despite unsafe conditions. After takeoff from runway 05, while in initial climb, gear was raised and the crew selected flaps from 30° to 15°. The aircraft encountered difficulties to gain height, struck elements of the ILS antenna located 220 meters past the runway end, struck a hill and crashed in a residential area. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and several houses and buildings were destroyed. Among the 126 occupants, a men aged 22 was seriously injured while all 125 other occupants were killed as well as 45 people on the ground. Eight days later, the only survivor died from his injuries. At least 59 people on the ground were injured. It was determined that wind was gusting up to 100 km/h at the time of the accident with downdrafts and windshear located in the climb path.

Shortly after takeoff from Havana-Jose Marti-Rancho Boyeros Airport, while climbing, the crew initiated a right turn when the airplane banked right to an angle of 30° then entered a dive and crashed. The aircraft was destroyed and all 38 occupants were killed.

Suffered a landing accident at Playa Baracoa Airport.

Crashed near Candelaria after colliding with a flock of ducks. All five occupants were killed. The accident occurred somewhere in December 1980 (exact date unknown).

The crew was completing a local training flight out from Varadero Airport. While flying at an altitude of 5,000 feet, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea about 500 meters offshore. All three crew members were killed.

Crashed in unknown circumstances upon landing at Baracoa Airport. A passenger was killed while other occupants were injured.

The twin engine airplane departed Fort Lauderdale in the evening on a flight to the Dominican Republic. En route, while cruising by night, the crew informed ATC about the failure of all instruments. He apparently attempted to ditch the aircraft when it crashed into the sea about 20 nautical miles off Guantanamo Bay. Few debris were found floating on water and both occupants were killed.

Following an uneventful flight from Lisbon, the crew started the descent to Havana-Jose Martí-Rancho Boyeros Airport and was cleared for an approach to runway 05. The crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions and failed to realize his altitude was too low after he initiated the final approach too late, causing the aircraft to be 64 meters below the minimum descent altitude. The aircraft turned onto runway heading at a distance of 9 km from the runway threshold. According to the approach procedure, the aircraft should have done so at 14-15 km from the threshold. Despite he did not have the runway in sight, the captain decided to continue to descent until the aircraft passed below the decision height. At a distance of 1,820 meters from the runway threshold, the aircraft was approaching at a speed of 280 km/h and at a height of 23-25 meters when it struck power cables. Elevators separated and flaps on the right wing were torn off. The airplane then struck 22 palms, continued to descent until it crashed in flames 1,270 meters short of runway and 121 meters to the right of its extended centerline. Two passengers were seriously injured while 67 other occupants were killed.