Narrative:
While flying at an altitude of 3000 feet the top left wing snapped off. The aircraft entered a spin and crashed in a lagoon.
Loss of control
» ICAO Adrep 3/02
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Thursday 14 March 2002 |
| Time: | 16:23 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2R |
| Operator: | Aerotaxi |
| Registration: | CU-T1020 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Placetas ( Cuba)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Cienfuegos Airport (CFG/MUCF), Cuba |
| Cayo Coco/Jardines del Rey Airport (CCC/MUCC), Cuba |
While flying at an altitude of 3000 feet the top left wing snapped off. The aircraft entered a spin and crashed in a lagoon.
Classification:
Wing failureLoss of control
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» ICAO Adrep 3/02
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Cienfuegos Airport to Cayo Coco/Jardines del Rey Airport as the crow flies is 216 km (135 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Cienfuegos Airport to Cayo Coco/Jardines del Rey Airport as the crow flies is 216 km (135 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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