- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: May 18, 2018
Time: 1208
Location: Havana, Cuba
Operator: Cubana (leased from Global Air)
Flight #: 972
Route: Havana- Holguin
AC Type: Boeing 737-201
Registration: XA-UHZ
cn / ln: 21816/592
Aboard: 113   (passengers:107  crew:6)
Fatalities: 112   (passengers:106  crew:6)
Ground: 0
Summary: After taking off from runway 06 at Havana-José Martí Airport and while in the initial climb, the airliner initiated a right turn and then descended until it struck power lines and a railway track before disintegrating in a wooded area. The actions of the crew and their errors in the weight and balance calculations, which led to the loss of control and collapse of the aircraft during the takeoff stage.
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