Havana – Santiago

On July 10, 1966 at 12:00 AM, Havana – Santiago experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-18, operated by Cubana de Aviación, with the event recorded near Cienfuegos Cienfuegos.

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

93 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 93 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 87, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. A multiple engine failure forced the crew to attempt an emergency landing near Cienfuegos. The aircraft crash landed in a field and came to rest. Two passengers were killed and two others were injured. All other 89 occupants escaped uninjured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration CU-T830, MSN 182 0049 05, year of manufacture 1962.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 22.3411°, -80.4121°.