What happened
On April 25, 1951, a Cubana de Aviación Douglas DC-4, registered as CU-T188, was operating a flight from Miami, Florida, to Havana, Cuba. Simultaneously, a United States Navy Beechcraft SNB-1 Kansan, bearing Bureau Number 39939, was conducting instrument training exercises near Naval Air Station Key West. The two aircraft intersected in the airspace above Key West, leading to a catastrophic mid-air collision.
The impact resulted in the immediate destruction of both planes. There were no survivors from either aircraft. All 43 people aboard the two flights perished in the incident.
Investigation
The available source material does not provide details regarding the specific investigative procedures, findings, or causal conclusions drawn by aviation authorities following the crash.