Boeing 737 XA-UHZ

Summary

On 18 May 2018 at about 16:11 local time, a Boeing 737 registered XA-UHZ, operated by Cubana de Aviación, was involved in an accident near Havana, Cuba. 113 people were on board and 112 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 May 2018 at 16:11

Classification

Accident

Location

Havana, Cuba

Nearest airport

Havana-José Martí Internationa (MUHA)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

XA-UHZ

Category

Airplane

Operator

Cubana de Aviación

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Havana → Holguín

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA18RA186

112 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.