 CU-T1549, the aircraft involved, at Baracoa Airport one month before the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 November 2010 |
| Summary | Crashed following loss of control in icing conditions |
| Site | Near Guasimal, Sancti Spíritus, Cuba 21°44′39″N 79°28′16″W / 21.7442°N 79.4710°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | ATR 72-212 |
| Operator | Aero Caribbean |
| IATA flight No. | 7L883 |
| ICAO flight No. | CRN883 |
| Call sign | AEROCARIBBEAN 883 |
| Registration | CU-T1549 |
| Flight origin | Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Stopover | Antonio Maceo Airport, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
| Destination | José Martí International Airport, Havana, Cuba |
| Occupants | 68 |
| Passengers | 61 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 68 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aero Caribbean Flight 883 was an international scheduled passenger service from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Havana, Cuba with a stopover in Santiago de Cuba. On 4 November 2010, the ATR 72 operating the route crashed in the central Cuban province of Sancti Spíritus, killing all 61 passengers and 7 crew members aboard. Along with American Eagle Flight 4184 it was the worst crash in ATR 72 history until Yeti Airlines Flight 691 crashed 12 years later killing 72 passengers and crew.[1]
- ^ "Passenger plane crashes in Cuba". BBC News. BBC. 5 November 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.