- Date
- May 18, 2018, 16:11 local (16:11 UTC)
- Place
- Havana, Cuba
- Injuries
- 112 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- XA-UHZBoeing 737
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 97278
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Unknown or undeterminedAll aircraft: 1,703 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The government of Cuba has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737-200 that occurred on May 18, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Cuba's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture of the airplane.All investigative information will be released by the government of Cuba.
Aircraft
- Registration
- XA-UHZ
- Reported as
- Boeing 737 (200)
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A, turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Cubana de Aviación
- Registered owner
- Global Air
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- MUHA · Havana
- Destination
- MUHG · Holguín
- Airport
- MUHA · Havana-José Martí Internationa