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.
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]
Investigationedit
The Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces set up a commission to investigate the accident.[3]
Referencesedit
^Ranter, Harro. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
^ abBeltrán, 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.
^ ab"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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