| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | November 01, 1958 |
| Time: | 0201 |
| Location: | Nipe Bay, Cuba |
| Operator: | Cubana de Aviacion |
| Flight #: | 495 |
| Route: | Miami - Varadero |
| AC Type: | Vickers Viscount 755D |
| Registration: | CU-T603 |
| cn / ln: | 091 |
| Aboard: | 20 (passengers:16 crew:4) |
| Fatalities: | 17 (passengers:13 crew:4) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Hijacked by 4 Cuban rebels, the plane crashed after running out of fuel while attempting to land at Preston Airport. |
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