Passengers 10 Fatalities 22 Aircraft type Yakovlev Yak-42 Number of deaths 22 Operator Cubana de Aviación Passenger count 10 | Crew 12 Survivors 0 Date 25 December 1999 Site Bejuma Survivor 0 | |
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Summary Controlled flight into terrain aggravated by pilot error Similar China Southwest Airlines Fl, Turkish Airlines Flight 5904, TACV Flight 5002, TAESA Flight 725, Cubana de Aviación Flight 1216 | ||
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.
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Aircraft
The aircraft involved was a Yakovlev Yak-42D, registration CU-T1285. The aircraft had been built in 1991 as msn 4520424914068.
Accident
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. The aircraft was held for 40 minutes.
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, which happened at 20:18 local time (00:48, 26 December UTC). The location of the crash was 10°11.5′N 68°08.8′W.
Passengers and crew
The nationalities of the victims of Flight 310 were-