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Crash of a Fokker F10A in Santiago de Cuba: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1929 at 0800 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F10
Operator:
Registration:
NC9700
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Santiago de Cuba – Havana
MSN:
1010
YOM:
1928
Location:
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Country:
Cuba
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from a muddy field, while climbing, the aircraft hit a telephone line and crashed in a field. A passenger and a crew member were killed while three other occupants were injured. The aircraft named 'Christopher Columbus' was destroyed.

Crash of a Fokker F7 off Egmont Key

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1928 at 1915 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F7
Operator:
Registration:
NC55
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Havana - Key West
MSN:
704
YOM:
1927
Location:
Saint Petersburg
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane departed Havana on a trip to Key West, carrying two passengers and a crew of three. The airplane has been refuelled prior to departure from Havana, giving an endurance of about three hours, which was more than enough for the 100 miles distance between both airports. About 20 minutes into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of 3,400 feet, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with a visibility below two miles. In such conditions, the pilot lost his orientation and passed over Key West before continuing to the north. After three hours of flight, as the fuel reserve was low, the pilot reduced his altitude to 100 feet and spotted the tanker named 'S. S. Ligonier' cruising in the Gulf of Mexico. After all three engines stopped due to fuel exhaustion, he ditched the airplane around 1915LT in rough sea. All five occupants, slightly injured, were quickly rescued by the crew of the tanker. Some mail bags were salvaged before the aircraft named 'General Machado' sank and was lost.
Crew:
Cpt Robert H. Fatt, pilot,
Angel Alfanco, mechanic,
Hugo C. Leuteritz, radio operator.
Passengers:
Norman Ageton-Iost,
William Mallon.
Probable cause:
Engine failure due to fuel exhaustion after the crew got lost in poor weather.
Final Report:

Crash of an Aeromarine 75 off Havana: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1923
Type of aircraft:
Aeromarine 75
Operator:
Registration:
Columbus
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Key West - Havana
Location:
Havana
La Habana
Country:
Cuba
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
En route from Key West to Havana, the crew encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing in the sea, some 32 km north of Havana. Waves were about 10 to 15 feet high and the aircraft named 'Columbus' was filled by water. Four passengers were drowned while all five other occupants were rescued by the crew of the ferry ship HM Flagler.
Crew:
C. W. Miller, pilot,
H. Thompson, mechanic.
Passengers:
Edwin F. Atkins,
Edwin F. Atkins Jr.
David Atkins,
Grace MacDonald.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Curtiss JN-4D in Havana: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss JN-4
Operator:
Cuban Air Force - Cuerpo de Aviación del Ejército de Cuba (1918-1952)
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Havana – Jagüey Grande
Location:
Havana
La Habana
Country:
Cuba
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from a field located in Havana-Luyano, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed, killing both occupants. Pilot was Lt Jaime González Crocier.
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