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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.[2]

Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046
A Cubana Il-62M similar to the one involved in the accident is seen here at Berlin Schönefeld Airport in 1990
Accident
Date3 September 1989
SummaryCrashed in takeoff, due to low altitude windshear and pilot error[1]
SiteHavana, Cuba
23.012°N 82.380°W / 23.012; -82.380
Total fatalities150
Aircraft
Aircraft typeIlyushin Il-62M
OperatorCubana
RegistrationCU-T1281
Flight originJosé Martí International Airport
StopoverMalpensa Airport
DestinationCologne Bonn Airport
Occupants126
Passengers115
Crew11
Fatalities126
Survivors0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities24

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.[nb 1] It is the worst aviation disaster to have ever occurred in Cuba.[4]


Accident


The aircraft took off in heavy rain and wind gusts of 30–50 miles per hour (48–80 km/h).[2][5] The crew retracted the flaps from their initial 30° position to 15°, in an attempt to gain speed, but this action reduced the ability of the wing to provide lift.[1] The aircraft climbed to about 53 metres (174 ft), where it was hit by a downdraft that caused the airframe to strike the end of the runway, subsequently hitting a navigational facility and a small hill before crashing into a residential area, about one minute after takeoff.[1][2][5] All 126 people on board —115 passengers, most of them Italian holidaymakers, and a crew of 11—[5][6] perished in the accident. An additional 24 people who were not aboard the aircraft and lived in the accident area also lost their lives as a result of the crash.[2]


Cause


Investigators attributed the crash of Flight 9046 to the pilot's decision to fly after an abrupt deterioration in the meteorological conditions. The pilot underestimated the risks of taking off, and misjudged the aircraft's performance in poor weather.[7]


Victims


Only one of the passengers survived the crash initially. He fought for his life for 9 days but succumbed to his serious wounds on 12 September 1989.[8][9]


See also



Notes


  1. According to Aviation Safety Network.[2] Another source informed the number of ground casualties to be 14.[3]

References


  1. "Cubana Il-62 crash report cites pilot error as cause". Flight International: 17. 23 September 1989. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  2. Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 7 August 2012.
  3. "Commercial Flight Safety – Fatal Accidents: Non-scheduled passenger flights". Flight International: 44. 17–23 January 1990. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  4. "Cuba plane crash leaves more than 100 dead". BBC News. 18 May 2018. Cuba's deadliest air crash was in 1989, when a Soviet-made Ilyushin-62M passenger plane crashed near Havana killing 126 people on board and another 24 people on the ground. 
  5. "Il-62 crashes". Flight International: 4. 9 September 1989. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  6. "Jet With 54 on Board Missing in Brazil: Disappears Over Amazon; Toll in Cuban Crash May Reach 150". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 5 September 1989. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. It was carrying 113 Italians, two Cubans and a crew of 11, said the Cuban ambassador to Rome, Javier Ardizones. 
  7. Gero, David (1996). Aviation Disasters Second Edition. Patrick Stephens Limited. p. 212.
  8. "Only Survivor of Crash That Killed 150 Fights for Life". AP NEWS. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  9. "Only Survivor of Cuban Airliner Crash Dies". Los Angeles Times. 13 September 1989. Retrieved 24 May 2020.



На других языках

[de] Cubana-Flug 9646

Am 3. September 1989 verunglückte eine Iljuschin Il-62M der Cubana auf dem Cubana-Flug 9646 vom Aeropuerto Internacional José Martí in Kuba mit dem Flughafen Köln/Bonn in Deutschland als Ziel. Alle 126 Insassen sowie 24 Menschen am Boden starben beim schwersten Flugunfall in Kuba.
- [en] Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046

[fr] Vol Cubana 9646

Le vol 9646 Cubana de Aviación était un vol charter assuré par un Iliouchine Il-62M de la compagnie cubaine Cubana entre La Havane et Milan. Le 3 septembre 1989, l'appareil s’écrase peu après son décollage de l'aéroport international José-Martí tuant 171 personnes, la totalité des 126 occupants de l'appareil et 45 habitants d’un quartier situé près de l'aéroport José-Martí de la capitale cubaine. C’est le pire désastre aérien de l’histoire de l’aviation civile de Cuba.

[it] Volo Cubana de Aviación 9646

Il volo Cubana de Aviación 9646 era un volo charter internazionale dall'aeroporto Internazionale José Martí, Cuba, all'aeroporto di Colonia-Bonn, Germania, con scalo intermedio all'aeroporto di Milano-Malpensa, Italia. Il 3 settembre 1989, un Ilyushin Il-62M operante il volo si schiantò subito dopo il decollo dall'Avana, a Cuba. Nel disastro persero la vita 150 persone, delle quali 126 si trovavano a bordo dell'aereo e 24 a terra.[1]

[ru] Катастрофа Ил-62 в Гаване

Катастрофа Ил-62 в Гаване — крупная авиационная катастрофа, произошедшая в воскресенье 3 сентября 1989 года. Авиалайнер Ил-62М авиакомпании Cubana de Aviación выполнял чартерный рейс CU9046 по маршруту Гавана—Кёльн—Милан, но через несколько секунд после взлёта рухнул на землю в жилом районе, разрушив несколько домов. В катастрофе погибли 150 человек — все 126 человек на борту самолёта (115 пассажиров и 11 членов экипажа) и 24 человека на земле; также ещё 23 человека на земле получили ранения.


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