Cubana_de_Aviación_Flight_310
Cubana de Aviación Flight 310
1999 aviation accident
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.
A Yak-42D of Cubana de Aviación, similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 December 1999 (1999-12-25) |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain aggravated by pilot error |
| Site | Bejuma, Venezuela |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Yakovlev Yak-42 |
| Operator | Cubana de Aviación |
| Registration | CU-T1285 |
| Flight origin | José Martí International Airport, Havana, Cuba |
| Destination | Simón Bolívar International Airport, Caracas, Venezuela |
| Occupants | 22 |
| Passengers | 10 |
| Crew | 12 |
| Fatalities | 22 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The aircraft involved was a Yakovlev Yak-42D, registration CU-T1285.[1] The aircraft was manufactured in 1991 as msn 4520424914068.[2]
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]
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 |
- "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- "Accidents and terrorism". urrib2000. Retrieved 4 February 2010.,
- "Accident synopsis". Air Disaster. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Accident details". Plane Crash. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- "No survivors in Venezuela plane crash". BBC News Online. 26 December 1999. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- "Occurrence report". International Civil Aviation Organization. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
