Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 1 November 1958
Aircraft Type: Vickers 755D Viscount
Owner/operator: Cubana de Aviaci¢n
Registration Number: CU-T603
Location: 3 km off Preston Airport (PST) –
ÿ Cuba
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 20
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On November 1958, a Viscount aircraft crashed into Bahia de Nipe, Cuba, after being commandeered to Preston Airport (PST) over 600 km southeast of Varadero (VRA). The flight was reported to be being controlled by rebels in the area. The pilot was attempting to land at Preston Airport when the aircraft ran out of fuel on final approach, resulting in a loss of control.On November 1958, a Viscount aircraft crashed into Bahia de Nipe, Cuba, after being commandeered to Preston Airport (PST) over 600 km southeast of Varadero (VRA). The flight was reported to be being controlled by rebels in the area. The pilot was attempting to land at Preston Airport when the aircraft ran out of fuel on final approach, resulting in a loss of control.
Description
Cubana flight CU495 departed Miami at 22:00, estimating an arrival at Varadero of 22:49. The Viscount didn’t arrive at its destination and was later found out to have crashed into Bahia de Nipe. Newspapers at the time reported that the flight was being commandeered to Preston Airport (PST), over 600 km southeast of Varadero (VRA). Preston was located in an area controlled by rebels. In November 1958, during the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro, Varadero was still in hands of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The pilot was trying to land at Preston Airport when the aircraft ran out of fuel on final approach and loss of control followed.”
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8FVQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lw8EAAAAIBAJ&dq=cuba%20plane&pg=5675%2C1712549https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8FVQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lw8EAAAAIBAJ&dq=cuba%20plane&pg=5675%2C1712549Primary Cause
Pilot error during final approach leading to loss of control and subsequent crash.Pilot error during final approach leading to loss of control and subsequent crash.Share on:
