Havana – Miami

On February 7, 1960 at 02:10 PM, Havana – Miami experienced a crash involving Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), operated by Cuban Air Force - Fuerza Aérea del Ejército de Cuba, with the event recorded near Marathon Florida.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was completing a positioning flight from Havana to Miami for the purpose of maintenance, the propeller to be adjusted. While cruising along the Keys, a distress call was received. The airplane apparently crashed into the Strait of Florida, between Key West and Marathon. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.

Aircraft reference details include registration 209, MSN 11643, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 24.7138°, -81.0904°.