Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046
Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046 was a chartered Ilyushin Il-62M airliner (registered CU-T1281) operated by Cubana, which crashed on 3 September 1989, shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Airport.
A Cubana Il-62M similar to the one involved in the accident is seen here at Berlin Schönefeld Airport in 1990 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 September 1989 |
| Summary | Crashed on takeoff, due to low altitude windshear and pilot error |
| Site | Havana, Cuba 23.012°N 82.380°W |
| Total fatalities | 150 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-62M |
| Operator | Cubana |
| Registration | CU-T1281 |
| Flight origin | José Martí International Airport |
| Stopover | Malpensa Airport |
| Destination | Cologne Bonn Airport |
| Occupants | 126 |
| Passengers | 115 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Fatalities | 126 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 24 |
Flight 9046 was due to operate a non-scheduled international Havana–Milan–Cologne passenger service. The crash resulted in the deaths of all 126 occupants of the aircraft plus 24 people on the ground. It is the worst aviation disaster to have ever occurred in Cuba.
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