Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 19 September 2000
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2
Owner/operator: Unknown
Location: 96 km W off Cuba –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Antonov 2 crop duster planeAntonov 2 crop duster plane
Category: Accident
A Cuban man stole an Antonov 2 crop duster plane and transported it to Miami with his family, resulting in a ditching near a ship due to fuel exhaustion.A Cuban man stole an Antonov 2 crop duster plane and transported it to Miami with his family, resulting in a ditching near a ship due to fuel exhaustion.
Description
A Cuban man stole an Antonov 2 crop duster plane and headed for Miami with family members on board. The pilot was lost over sea and decided to ditch the plane near a ship as it ran out of fuel.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oAUqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Au4DAAAAIBAJ&dq=cuba%20plane&pg=5332%2C2739585https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oAUqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Au4DAAAAIBAJ&dq=cuba%20plane&pg=5332%2C2739585Primary Cause
Intentional theft and unauthorized aircraft operation.Intentional theft and unauthorized aircraft operation.Share on:
