935

On April 17, 1961 at 12:00 AM, 935 experienced a crash involving Douglas A-26 Invader, operated by Cuban Air Force - Fuerza Aérea del Ejército de Cuba, with the event recorded near Playa Girón Matanzas.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. Shot down by a US ship during the Bay of Pigs invasion. The airplane crash landed near Playa Girón. The pilot was injured while the navigator was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 935, MSN 18602, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 22.0695°, -81.0281°.