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Crash of a Douglas DC-3A in Holguín

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CU-T7
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
11646
YOM:
1943
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On touchdown, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway to the right, hit a wooden perimeter fence, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. At the time of the accident, the visibility was reduced due to fog.

Crash of a Ford 4 in Palma Soriano: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1934 at 0730 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NM-7
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Havana - Santiago de Cuba
MSN:
4-AT-063
YOM:
1929
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
On approach to Santiago de Cuba, the pilots encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility. In rain falls, the three engine aircraft impacted the slope of a mountain located near Palma Soriano, north of Santiago. Both pilots and two passengers were killed. First accident involving Cubana, the national carrier of Cuba, since its creation in 1929.
Crew:
Torres Navarro, pilot,
Emeterio Vorilla, copilot.