Aero Caribbean Flight 883

Aero Caribbean Flight 883 was a domestic scheduled passenger service from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Havana, Cuba with a stopover in Santiago de Cuba. On 4 November 2010, the ATR 72 operating the route crashed in the central Cuban province of Sancti Spíritus, killing all 61 passengers and 7 crew members aboard. Along with American Eagle Flight 4184 it was the worst crash in ATR 72 history until Yeti Airlines Flight 691 crashed 12 years later killing 72 passengers and crew.

Aero Caribbean Flight 883
CU-T1549, the aircraft involved, at Baracoa Airport one month before the crash
Accident
Date4 November 2010 (2010-11-04)
SummaryCrashed following loss of control in icing conditions
SiteNear Guasimal, Sancti Spíritus, Cuba
21°44′39″N 79°28′16″W
Aircraft
Aircraft typeATR 72-212
OperatorAero Caribbean
IATA flight No.7L883
ICAO flight No.CRN883
Call signAEROCARIBBEAN 883
RegistrationCU-T1549
Flight originToussaint Louverture International Airport, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
StopoverAntonio Maceo Airport, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
DestinationJosé Martí International Airport, Havana, Cuba
Occupants68
Passengers61
Crew7
Fatalities68
Survivors0
400km
250miles
Toussaint Louverture
International Airport
José Martí
Crash site
International Airport
Antonio Maceo Airport
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