Cubana de Aviación Flight 310

Cubana de Aviación Flight 310
CU-T1285, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in 1993 with a previous livery
Accident
Date25 December 1999 (1999-12-25)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
Site
  • Bejuma, Venezuela
  • 10°11.5′N 68°08.8′W / 10.1917°N 68.1467°W / 10.1917; -68.1467
Aircraft
Aircraft typeYakovlev Yak-42
OperatorCubana de Aviación
IATA flight No.CU310
ICAO flight No.CUB310
Call signCUBANA 310
RegistrationCU-T1285
Flight originJosé Martí International Airport, Havana, Cuba
DestinationSimón Bolívar International Airport, Caracas, Venezuela
Occupants22
Passengers10
Crew12
Fatalities22
Survivors0

Cubana de Aviación Flight 310 was a scheduled international flight from José Martí International Airport, Havana, Cuba, to Arturo Michelena International Airport, Valencia, Venezuela, which crashed near Bejuma, Venezuela, on 25 December (Christmas Day) 1999. All 10 passengers and 12 crew on board were killed.