A passenger plane Antonov An-26 aircraft crashed in Cuba reportedly killing all 39 people on board.As per the Daily Star, the aircraft owned by the Cuban airline Aero Gaviota came down near the western province of Pinar Del Rio, known as Las Lomas de San Cristobal that is 'difficult to access by land'.As per the local media reports, all the people on board were killed in the crash, however, the official confirmation is yet awaited.The plane had reportedly taken off from the country's Baracoa Airport.A plane crash in Cuba is thought to have killed 8 people. The crash involved an Aerogaviota flight on April 29. The incident happened close to the town of Las Terrazas which is in the city of Pinar del Rio. The incident is so far being reported by Cibercuba and has not been confirmed by official sources. It was a domestic flight that took off from Baracoa Airport.
The number of fatalities was initially thought to have been as high as 39. The Miami Herald, citing a government source, has said that the number of dead is thought to be around 8. Those killed are thought to member of Cuba’s military.The Cibercuba report says that “there are no survivors.” That report is based on a source who is a relative of a crew member. That source said, via Google Translate, “Although it’s nothing official, members of a commission came to my house to let me know what happened.”Online flight radar tracking service Flight Radar 24 has tweeted they are looking into reports that the plane is missing.Aerogaviota was originally started by the Cuban army in the 1990s. The fleet consists of 22 planes including Antonov An-26, ATR 42-500 and Mil Mi-8 aircraft. The only international route flown is to Kingston and Montego Bay in Jamaica. That airline’s hub is at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana.According to Plane Crash Info, this is the 5th major fatal aviation crash in 2017. The last occurred in Zimbabwe on March 27 when six people were killed while traveling in a Britten-Norman BN2 Islander.
The most recent incident involving an An-26 was a fire which caused a South Supreme Airlines to crash in South Sudan on March 27. Nobody was killed buy 37 people were injured.According to Plane Crash Info, this is the 5th major fatal aviation crash in 2017. The last occurred in Zimbabwe on March 27 when six people were killed while traveling in a Britten-Norman BN2 Islander.
The most recent incident involving an An-26 was a fire which caused a South Supreme Airlines to crash in South Sudan on March 27. Nobody was killed buy 37 people were injured.According to Plane Crash Info, this is the 5th major fatal aviation crash in 2017. The last occurred in Zimbabwe on March 27 when six people were killed while traveling in a Britten-Norman BN2 Islander.
The most recent incident involving an An-26 was a fire which caused a South Supreme Airlines to crash in South Sudan on March 27. Nobody was killed buy 37 people were injured.According to Plane Crash Info, this is the 5th major fatal aviation crash in 2017. The last occurred in Zimbabwe on March 27 when six people were killed while traveling in a Britten-Norman BN2 Islander.
The most recent incident involving an An-26 was a fire which caused a South Supreme Airlines to crash in South Sudan on March 27. Nobody was killed buy 37 people were injured.
According to Plane Crash Info, this is the 5th major fatal aviation crash in 2017. The last occurred in Zimbabwe on March 27 when six people were killed while traveling in a Britten-Norman BN2 Islander.The most recent incident involving an An-26 was a fire which caused a South Supreme Airlines to crash in South Sudan on March 27. Nobody was killed buy 37 people were injured.
Further details are awaited.
A plane crash in western Cuba on Saturday killed eight military personnel, the ministry in charge of the island´s armed forces said.
The Russian-made AN-26 aircraft crashed in a mountainous region of western Artemisa province, killing all eight on board including the plane´s crew, the Revolutionary Armed Forces ministry said in a statement carried by state media.
The plane had taken off from Playa Baracoa airport just outside the capital Havana. It crashed into a mountain, Loma de la Pimienta, 35 miles (55 kilometers) distant.
The ministry said it was investigating the causes of the accident.
