CU-T1281 — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

September 3, 1989AccidentHull loss
Flight CU9646 was a charter flight from Havana to Milan with an intermediate stop in Cologne, carrying Italian tourists. One hour before takeoff, a low pressure zone was located about nine km from the airport of Havana with winds up to 40 km/h.
Ilyushin II-62 · 171 fatalities
The accident was the consequence of the combination of the following factors: - The existence of an adverse atmospheric phenomenon of windshear at low altitude, of which existence the captain did not know, - An unwise decision of the pilot in command to not postpone the takeoff given the existing weather conditions near the airfield. Full accident record