American International Airways Flight 808
The crash site | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 18, 1993 |
| Summary | Stalled during steep bank due to pilot error caused by fatigue and a failed go-around attempt |
| Site | Leeward Point Field, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba 19°54′25″N 75°13′20″W / 19.90694°N 75.22222°W |
| Aircraft | |
| N814CK, the McDonnell Douglas DC-8 involved in the accident | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61(F) |
| Operator | American International Airways |
| Call sign | CONNIE 808 |
| Registration | N814CK |
| Flight origin | Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field, Norfolk, Virginia |
| Destination | Leeward Point Field, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba |
| Occupants | 3 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 3 |
| Survivors | 3 |
American International Airways Flight 808 was a cargo flight operated by American International Airways (now Kalitta Air) that crashed on August 18, 1993 while attempting to land at Leeward Point Field at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. All three crew members on board survived with serious injuries.