ATR72-200 crash, Nov 4, 2010 (68 killed), Guasimal
ATR72-200 accident on November 4, 2010 near Guasimal, Sancti Spíritus, Cuba with 68 fatalities. Cause: Severe airframe icing at 20,000 ft combined with...
- Date: November 4, 2010
- Aircraft: ATR72-200
- Location: Guasimal, Sancti Spíritus, Cuba
- Fatalities: 68
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Severe airframe icing at 20,000 ft combined with crew errors in managing the icing situation and the subsequent descent.
An Aerocaribbean ATR 72-212 on a scheduled service from Port-au-Prince to Havana via Santiago de Cuba picked up severe icing while climbing to 20,000 ft. The crew's handling of the icing and the descent led to a loss of control, and the aircraft crashed into wooded hilly terrain near Guasimal. All 68 people on board died.