What happened
Shortly after departing from Havana Airport, the aircraft was targeted by five hijackers who attempted to breach the flight deck. An altercation ensued when two security guards moved to intercept the intruders, resulting in the discharge of firearms. During the violent struggle, the captain, one of the hijackers, and a guard all sustained fatal injuries.
Despite the chaos in the cockpit, the copilot maintained control of the aircraft and performed an emergency landing within a nearby sugar cane field. The impact caused the undercarriage to be sheared off from the airframe as the plane came to a halt. Aside from the three fatalities, all other passengers and crew members were successfully evacuated from the wreckage without further injury.
Findings
Official investigations concluded that the primary driver of the incident was the hijacking attempt initiated by the five individuals on board.