Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046
CU-T1281, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in June 1989 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 September 1989 |
| Summary | Crashed on takeoff, due to low altitude windshear and pilot error |
| Site | Near José Martí International Airport, Havana, Cuba 23°00′43″N 82°22′48″W / 23.012°N 82.380°W |
| Total fatalities | 150 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-62M |
| Operator | Cubana |
| IATA flight No. | CU9046 |
| ICAO flight No. | CUB9046 |
| Call sign | CUBANA 9046 |
| Registration | CU-T1281 |
| Flight origin | José Martí International Airport |
| Stopover | Cologne Bonn Airport |
| Destination | Malpensa Airport |
| Occupants | 126 |
| Passengers | 115 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Fatalities | 126 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 24 |
| Ground injuries | 16 |
Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046 was a chartered Ilyushin Il-62M airliner (registered CU-T1281) operated by Cubana, which crashed on 3 September 1989, shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Airport.
Flight 9046 was due to operate a non-scheduled international Havana-Cologne-Milan passenger service. The crash resulted in the deaths of all 126 occupants of the aircraft plus 24 people on the ground. It is the worst aviation disaster to have ever occurred in Cuba.