| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 18, 1993 |
| Time: | 1656 |
| Location: | Leeward Point Airfield, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
| Operator: | American International Airways |
| Flight #: | 808 |
| Route: | Norfolk, VA - Guantanamo, Cuba |
| AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 |
| Registration: | N814CK |
| cn / ln: | 46127 |
| Aboard: | 3 (passengers:0 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 0 (passengers:0 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The cargo plane crashed 1/4 of a mile short of the runway, while on approach. the captain had decided, for no particular reason, to land from the west, requiring a sharp turn just before the runway to stay within the US-controlled military base. He then became fixated on sighting the strobe light marking the border, not having been informed that it was not working. Primary cause was impaired judgment, decision-making, and flying abilities of the captain and flight crew due to the effects of fatigue. |
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