| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | April 25, 1951 |
| Time: | 1149 |
| Location: | Key West, Florida |
| Operator: | Cubana de Aviacion / Military - US Navy |
| Flight #: | 493 |
| Route: | Miami - Havana |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-4 /Beechcraft SMB-1 |
| Registration: | CU-T188/39939 |
| cn / ln: | 10368 |
| Aboard: | 43 (passengers:34 crew:9) |
| Fatalities: | 43 (passengers:34 crew:9) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane, on a flight from Miami to Cuba, collided with a US Navy Beechcraft at 4,000 feet. Thirty-nine killed on the DC-4, four killed on the Beechcraft. Failure of both crews to maintain sufficient vigilance under VFR conditions to prevent a collision. |
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