Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 13 May 1980
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-14
Owner/operator: Cubana de Aviaci¢n
Registration Number: CU-T322
Location: 0,5 km off Varadero –
ÿ Cuba
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically the spin control)Aircraft Control System (specifically the spin control)
Category: Accident
An Il-14 aircraft experienced a sudden and uncontrolled left-hand spin during a training flight from Varadero Airport, Cuba, at 09:56 UTC. The aircraft subsequently descended and crashed offshore.An Il-14 aircraft experienced a sudden and uncontrolled left-hand spin during a training flight from Varadero Airport, Cuba, at 09:56 UTC. The aircraft subsequently descended and crashed offshore.
Description
The Il-14 took off for a training flight from the Varadero Airport, Cuba, at 09:56 local time (13:56 UTC). Eighteen minutes later the flight reported level at 6500 feet. As the flightcrew began practicing stalls, the aircraft entered into a left-hand spin and the crew was unable to recover it. At 10:19 the aircraft was observed descending until it crashed offshore.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Loss of control due to a sudden left-hand spin during a training flight.Loss of control due to a sudden left-hand spin during a training flight.Share on:
