Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, Oct 24, 1990 (11 killed), Santiago...
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on October 24, 1990 near Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba with 11 fatalities. Cause: The crew continued a third...
- Date: October 24, 1990
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew continued a third approach under visual rules in instrument conditions without noticing it was misaligned, descended below the minimum altitude and struck a hilltop short of runway 27.
A Cubana Yakovlev Yak-40S2 (CU-T1202) crashed into high ground about 4 km short of the runway while approaching Santiago de Cuba at night in poor weather on 24 October 1990. Eleven of the 31 occupants died and 20 survived.