Santo Domingo - Puerto Plata – Havana

On November 15, 1992 at 06:45 PM, Santo Domingo - Puerto Plata – Havana experienced a crash involving Ilyushin II-18, operated by Aerocaribbean, with the event recorded near Puerto Plata Puerto Plata.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

34 people were known to be on board, 34 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 28, passenger fatalities: 28, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While on a VOR approach to runway 26 at Puerto Plata-Gregorio Luperón Airport, the crew decided to make a circling visual approach to runway 08. While turning, the four engine aircraft struck the Peak Isabel de Torres located 14 km west of runway 08 threshold. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 34 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CU-T1270, MSN 187 0103 01, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 19.7446°, -70.4178°.