| Date: | Thursday 18 March 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24V |
| Owner/operator: | Cubana de Aviación |
| Registration: | CU-T879 |
| MSN: | 67302501 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-24 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Havana -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
Antonov 24 CU-T879 collided in midair with Cubana DC-8 CU-T1200. The outer portion of the DC-8's wing, including an engine, separated. The DC-8 landed safely however. The Antonov crashed, killing all 5 on board.
Sources:
Soviet Transports
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