Ilyushin II-62 crash, Sep 3, 1989 (171 killed), Havana-Jo...
Ilyushin II-62 accident on September 3, 1989 near Havana-José Martí (Rancho Boyeros), La Habana, Cuba with 171 fatalities. Cause: The captain continued...
- Date: September 3, 1989
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-62
- Location: Havana-José Martí (Rancho Boyeros), La Habana, Cuba
- Fatalities: 171
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The captain continued the takeoff in worsening low level windshear, which was an error by the crew.
A Cubana Ilyushin Il 62M registered CU-T1281, flight 9046 bound for Milan with a stop in Cologne, crashed shortly after takeoff from Havana Jose Marti airport on 3 September 1989. The crash killed people aboard and on the ground.