Santiago de Cuba - Havana

On July 11, 1997 at 09:56 PM, Santiago de Cuba - Havana experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-24, 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 lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

44 people were known to be on board, 44 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 39, passenger fatalities: 39, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Santiago de Cuba-Antonio Maceo Airport, while climbing by night at an altitude of 500 feet, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the sea few hundred metres offshore. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 44 occupants were killed, among them six Spanish and two Brazilian citizens.

Aircraft reference details include registration CU-T1262, MSN 27307610, year of manufacture 1972.

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