Last updated: 21 June 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 27 March 1962 |
| Time: | ca 20:00 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-14 |
| Operator: | Cubana de Aviación |
| Registration: | CU-T819 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1,6 km (1 mls) off Santiago Airport (SCU) ( Cuba)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Santiago-Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU/MUCU), Cuba |
| Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV/MUHA), Cuba | |
| Flightnumber: | 853 |
The Ilyushin crashed into the sea, one mile offshore from Santiago.
Sources:
» Youngstown Vindicator 28 March 1962, p1» Soviet Transports
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Distance from Santiago-Antonio Maceo Airport to Havana-José Martí International Airport as the crow flies is 754 km (471 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Santiago-Antonio Maceo Airport to Havana-José Martí International Airport as the crow flies is 754 km (471 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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