Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Aug 9, 1961 (3 killed), Hava...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on August 9, 1961 near Havana La Habana, Cuba with 3 fatalities.
- Date: August 9, 1961
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Havana La Habana, Cuba
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
Cubana Curtiss C 46 CU T607 on a scheduled flight from Havana to Nueva Gerona was hijacked about five minutes after takeoff when five hijackers tried to enter the cockpit. During the struggle the captain, one hijacker and a guard died, and the copilot made an emergency landing in a sugar cane field.