| Date: | Thursday 18 March 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas DC-8-43 |
| Owner/operator: | Cubana de Aviación, lsf Air Canada |
| Registration: | CU-T1200 |
| MSN: | 45638/156 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Conway 508-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 29 |
| Other fatalities: | 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Montreal-Mirabel International Airport, QC (YMX/CYMX) |
| Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV/MUHA) |
An Antonov 24, registered CU-T879, collided in midair with a Cubana Douglas DC-8, CU-T1200. The outer portion of the DC-8's wing, including an engine, separated. The DC-8 landed safely at Havana. The Antonov crashed, killing all 5 on board.
Sources:
The Calgary Herald - Mar 19, 1976
Images:
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; London-Heathrow Airport (LHR); 18 August 1974
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