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Crash of an Embraer EMB-110P Bandeirante in Havana

Date & Time: Dec 6, 2002
Operator:
Registration:
CU-T1110
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Holguin - Havana
MSN:
110-098
YOM:
1976
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Havana-José Marti-Rancho Boyeros Airport by night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls. In limited visibility, the aircraft descended too low when it impacted the ground and crashed in a wasteland located less than one km from the runway threshold. All 10 occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 near Santa Clara: 17 killed

Date & Time: Mar 14, 2002 at 1623 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CU-T1020
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Cienfuegos - Caya Coco
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
17
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 3,000 feet on a charter flight from Cienfuegos to Cayo Coco, the single engine aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a prairie located near Santa Clara. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 17 occupants were killed, among them 6 Canadians, five British, two German while all four crew members were Cuban. It was reported that the left upper wing detached while the aircraft was encountering strong winds.