Narrative:
The An-24 crashed in bad weather on landing at Havana Airport.
Pilot error on the part of the captain and the use of non-standard phraseology by the co-pilot were considered to have caused the accident.
Three occupants died, four were seriously injured and another ten suffered minor injuries.
» ABC (Madrid) 17 May 1973, p47
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 14 May 1973 |
| Time: | 16:03 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24V |
| Operator: | Cubana de Aviación |
| Registration: | CU-T876 |
| MSN: | 67302403 |
| First flight: | 1966 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 45 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 48 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) ( Cuba)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Nueva Gerona Airport (GER/MUNG), Cuba |
| Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV/MUHA), Cuba | |
| Flightnumber: | CU707 |
The An-24 crashed in bad weather on landing at Havana Airport.
Pilot error on the part of the captain and the use of non-standard phraseology by the co-pilot were considered to have caused the accident.
Three occupants died, four were seriously injured and another ten suffered minor injuries.
Sources:
» La Nación 20 May 1973, p20» ABC (Madrid) 17 May 1973, p47
» Soviet Transports
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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 Nueva Gerona Airport to Havana-José Martí International Airport as the crow flies is 133 km (83 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Nueva Gerona Airport to Havana-José Martí International Airport as the crow flies is 133 km (83 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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