Santiago de Cuba - Havana

On March 23, 1990 at 12:00 AM, Santiago de Cuba - Havana experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-26, operated by Cubana de Aviación, with the event recorded near Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

46 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 42 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 8.7%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 41, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

During the takeoff roll, at V1 speed, the captain decided to abandon the takeoff procedure for unknown reasons. He reduced engine power and initiated an emergency braking maneuver. At a distance of 150 meters from the runway end, he realized he could not stop the airplane in time so he veered off runway to the left. The aircraft went into a grassy area, rolled for few dozen meters then plunges in a ravine, bursting into flames. Four passengers were killed while 17 other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration CU-T1436, MSN 87307406, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 20.0214°, -75.8295°.