Nueva Gerona - Havana

On June 14, 2003 at 04:05 PM, Nueva Gerona - Havana experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-24, operated by Cubana de Aviación, with the event recorded near Nueva Gerona Isla de la Juventud.

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

52 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 52 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 48, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Nueva Gerona-Rafael Cabrera Airport runway 23, the crew elected to climb to an altitude of 1,000 feet he encountered technical problems. He contacted ATC and was cleared for an immediate return. Following a 180 turn, the crew completed a flapless approach to runway 05. After landing, the aircraft rolled for about 2,500 metres then overran and came to rest in an artificial lake. All 52 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration CU-T1295, MSN 2 73 075 08, year of manufacture 1972.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 21.8845°, -82.8057°.