Cubana de Aviación Flight 310

Cubana de Aviación Flight 310 was a scheduled international flight from José Martí International Airport, Havana, Cuba, to Arturo Michelena International Airport, Valencia, Venezuela, which crashed near Bejuma, Venezuela, on 25 December 1999. All 22 people on board were killed.

Cubana de Aviación Flight 310
A Yak-42D of Cubana de Aviación, similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date25 December 1999 (1999-12-25)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain aggravated by pilot error
SiteBejuma, Venezuela
Aircraft
Aircraft typeYakovlev Yak-42
OperatorCubana de Aviación
RegistrationCU-T1285
Flight originJosé Martí International Airport, Havana, Cuba
DestinationSimón Bolívar International Airport, Caracas, Venezuela
Occupants22
Passengers10
Crew12
Fatalities22
Survivors0

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was a Yakovlev Yak-42D, registration CU-T1285.[1] The aircraft was manufactured in 1991 as msn 4520424914068.[2]

Accident

The flight had departed José Martí International Airport, Havana, Cuba bound for Simón Bolívar International Airport in Caracas, Venezuela. Due to mudslides and flooding, the flight was diverted to Arturo Michelena International Airport in Valencia.[3] The aircraft was held for 40 minutes.[1]

The pilots called Air Traffic Control at Valencia Airport to say that they were descending from 8,000 feet (2,400 m) to 4,000 feet (1,200 m) to get ready to approach. As Flight 310 started its approach to Valencia Airport the aircraft struck the San Luis Hill. The aircraft crashed near the town of Bejuma. All 22 passengers and crew died in the crash,[1][4] which happened at 20:18 local time (00:48, 26 December UTC).[5] The location of the crash was 10°11.5′N 68°08.8′W.[6]

Passengers and crew

The nationalities of the victims of Flight 310 were-[5]

Country Passengers Crew Total
 Cuba 4 12 16
 Venezuela 4 – 4
 Netherlands 2 – 2
Total 10 12 22

See also

References
  1. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  2. "Accidents and terrorism". urrib2000. Retrieved 4 February 2010.,
  3. "Accident synopsis". Air Disaster. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2010.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Accident details". Plane Crash. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  5. "No survivors in Venezuela plane crash". BBC News Online. 26 December 1999. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  6. "Occurrence report". International Civil Aviation Organization. Retrieved 4 February 2010.


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