| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 29, 1998 |
| Time: | 1303 |
| Location: | Quito, Ecuador |
| Operator: | Cubana de Aviacion |
| Flight #: | 389 |
| Route: | Quito - Guayaquil - Havana |
| AC Type: | Tupolev TU-154M |
| Registration: | CU-T1264 |
| cn / ln: | 720 |
| Aboard: | 91 (passengers:77 crew:14) |
| Fatalities: | 70 (passengers:56 crew:14) |
| Ground: | 10 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed and burned during takeoff from Quito. The crew tried and failed twice to take off. On the third attempt, the plane struggled to gain altitude, rising a few feet, but settled back to earth plowing past the end of the runway and crashing into an auto body shop and coming to rest in a soccer field. The accident was caused by the late decision of the crew to abort the takeoff. |
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