2017 Aerogaviota Antonov An-26 crash

2017 Aerogaviota Antonov An-26 crash
	The Antonov An-26 of Aerogaviota
Accident
Date	28 April 2017
Summary	Crashed in mountainous terrain
Site	Near Candelaria, Artemisa Province, Cuba
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Antonov An-26
Operator	Aerogaviota
Registration	CU-T1406
Flight origin	Playa Baracoa Airport, Havana, Cuba
Occupants	8
Fatalities	8
Survivors	0

On 29 April 2017, an Antonov An-26 of Aerogaviota crashed northeast of the city of San Cristobal in the Loma de la Pimienta Mountain Range in the area near Las Terrazas, Cuba, killing all 8 people on board.^[1] The aircraft departed Baracoa Airport and at the time of the accident there were no adverse weather conditions prevailing.

Accident

The aircraft was on a military flight from Playa Baracoa Airport, Havana.^[2] It crashed into the Loma de la Pimienta mountain,^[3] near Candelaria, Artemisa Province.^[4] Initially reported as a civil flight with 39 people on board, Cuban officials later confirmed that the flight was a military flight that had crashed, killing all eight people on board.^[2]

Investigation

The Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces set up a commission to investigate the accident.^[3]

References

^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Beltrán, Federico. "Accidente aéreo en Cuba: Se estrella avión de Aerogaviota en Pinar del Río" [Accident in Cuba: Aerogaviota plane crashes in Pinar del Río] (in Spanish). Cibercuba. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Cuba military plane crash leaves eight dead". BBC News Online. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
^ Espinosa, Ramon (29 April 2017). "Cuban military plane crashes, killing 8 troops on board". Miami Herald. Retrieved 30 April 2017.

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[1] Ranter, Harro. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved April 29, 2017.

[Cibercuba-2] Beltrán, Federico. "Accidente aéreo en Cuba: Se estrella avión de Aerogaviota en Pinar del Río" [Accident in Cuba: Aerogaviota plane crashes in Pinar del Río] (in Spanish). Cibercuba. Retrieved 29 April 2017.

[BBC39759736-3] "Cuba military plane crash leaves eight dead". BBC News Online. Retrieved 30 April 2017.

[MH147622414-4] Espinosa, Ramon (29 April 2017). "Cuban military plane crashes, killing 8 troops on board". Miami Herald. Retrieved 30 April 2017.

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Accident
The Antonov An-26 of Aerogaviota
Date	28 April 2017 (2017-04-28)
Summary	Crashed in mountainous terrain
Site	Near Candelaria, Artemisa Province, Cuba
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Antonov An-26
Operator	Aerogaviota
Registration	CU-T1406
Flight origin	Playa Baracoa Airport, Havana, Cuba
Occupants	8
Fatalities	8
Survivors	0

v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in Cuba
Aeroflot Flight 331 (May 1977) Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046 (September 1989) American International Airways Flight 808 (August 1993*) Aero Caribbean Flight 883 (November 2010) Air Transat Flight 961 (March 2005) 2017 Aerogaviota Antonov An-26 crash (April 2017) Cubana de Aviación Flight 972 (May 2018)
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