ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 324173
| Date: | Friday 11 July 1997 |
| Time: | 21:56 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24RV |
| Owner/operator: | Cubana de Aviación |
| Registration: | CU-T1262 |
| MSN: | 27307610 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-24VT |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 44 / Occupants: 44 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5 km off Santiago-Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) -
 Cuba
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Santiago-Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU/MUCU) |
| Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV/MUHA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Cubana flight 787 took off from Santiago for a flight to Havana. As the aircraft was climbing through a height of 500 feet, the Antonov began to bank to the left. It began to descend until it crashed into the sea.
Sources:
Miami Herald
Airclaims
ICAO Adrep
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; unknown
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