Incident Piper PA-23 Apache ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192083
 
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Date:Thursday 17 November 1966
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA23 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-23 Apache
Owner/operator:Robert E. Spining and Gervelino (Gutierrez) Concepcion
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:Cuba -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Florida
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Missing over sea during return from bombing of Matanzas, Cuba. Bi-motor with two exil cubans.
Apache airplane carried 600 pounds explosives to bomb chemical factory in Matanzas, Cuba.

Sources:

La Nacion 18 November 1966, p87
CIA report JMWAVE 4132 plane lost November 17, 1966 over Cuba.

Images:


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Dec-2016 17:01 TB Added
16-Feb-2024 14:39 pby Updated [Date, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Photo]
16-Feb-2024 14:40 ASN Updated [Aircraft type]

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