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.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in Campo Columbia: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Cuban Air Force - Cuerpo de Aviación del Ejército de Cuba (1918-1952)
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Campo Columbia
Pinar del Río
Country:
Cuba
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Campo Columbia, the aircraft stalled and crashed. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt A. P. de León Hernández,
R. P. Terrada.

Crash of a Curtiss JN-4D in Campo Columbia: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1924
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss JN-4
Operator:
Cuban Air Force - Cuerpo de Aviación del Ejército de Cuba (1918-1952)
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Campo Columbia
Pinar del Río
Country:
Cuba
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances, killing the pilot Lt A. V. Gonzalez, sole on board.

Crash of an Aeromarine 75 off Havana: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1923
Type of aircraft:
Aeromarine 75
Operator:
Registration:
Columbus
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Key West - Havana
Location:
Havana
La Habana
Country:
Cuba
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
En route from Key West to Havana, the crew encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing in the sea, some 32 km north of Havana. Waves were about 10 to 15 feet high and the aircraft named 'Columbus' was filled by water. Four passengers were drowned while all five other occupants were rescued by the crew of the ferry ship HM Flagler.
Crew:
C. W. Miller, pilot,
H. Thompson, mechanic.
Passengers:
Edwin F. Atkins,
Edwin F. Atkins Jr.
David Atkins,
Grace MacDonald.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Curtiss JN-4D in Havana: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss JN-4
Operator:
Cuban Air Force - Cuerpo de Aviación del Ejército de Cuba (1918-1952)
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Havana – Jagüey Grande
Location:
Havana
La Habana
Country:
Cuba
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from a field located in Havana-Luyano, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed, killing both occupants. Pilot was Lt Jaime González Crocier.
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