HAVANA — 2018 · Major Tragedy
The Crash of Cubana Flight 972
On 18 May 2018 Cubana de Aviación flight 972 from Havana's José Martí Airport to Holguín crashed shortly after take-off near Santiago de las Vegas. The 39-year-old Boeing 737-200, leased from the Mexican company Global Air, crashed killing 112 people; one passenger survived with severe injuries. It was Cuba's deadliest aviation disaster in three decades. According to the Cuban Civil Aviation Institute's 2019 report, errors by the Mexican crew in weight-and-balance calculations led to a loss of control during take-off.
- Date
- 2018
- Place
- Boyeros, Havana, Cuba, Havana, CU
- Category
- Major Tragedy
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 22.9489, -82.3894 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 18 May 2018The aircraft crashed shortly after leaving Havana.
- May 2018The death toll reached 112; one passenger survived.
- 2019Cuba's report blamed crew errors in weight-and-balance calculations.
Sources
- CBS News — Cuba plane crash: Cuba's worst aviation disaster in 3 decades cbsnews.com ↗
- Havana Times — Final report on last year's airplane crash in Havana havanatimes.org ↗
- Wikipedia — Cubana de Aviación Flight 972 en.wikipedia.org ↗
- CBS News
- Havana Times
- Wikipedia
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