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| Occurrence Type: | Accident |
| Summary: | Crashed in mountainous terrain |
| Site: | Near Candelaria, Artemisa Province, Cuba |
| Aircraft Type: | Antonov An-26 |
| Operator: | Aerogaviota |
| Tail Number: | CU-T1406 |
| Origin: | Playa Baracoa Airport, Havana, Cuba |
| Occupants: | 8 |
| Fatalities: | 8 |
| Survivors: | 0 |
On 29 April 2017, an Antonov An-26 of Aerogaviota crashed northeast of the city of San Cristobal in the Loma de la Pimienta Mountain Range in the area near Las Terrazas, Cuba, killing all 8 people on board.[1] The aircraft departed Baracoa Airport and at the time of the accident there were no adverse weather conditions prevailing.
The aircraft was on a military flight from Playa Baracoa Airport, Havana.[2] It crashed into the Loma de la Pimienta mountain,[3] near Candelaria, Artemisa Province.[4] Initially reported as a civil flight with 39 people on board, Cuban officials later confirmed that the flight was a military flight that had crashed, killing all eight people on board.[2]
The Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces set up a commission to investigate the accident.[3]