Boeing 737-200 N261LR
5 May 1998 · Havana, Cuba · No injuries
Summary
On 5 May 1998 at about 00:00 local time, a Boeing 737-200 registered N261LR, operated by Taca Group Airlines, was involved in an accident near Havana, Cuba. 69 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Havana, Cuba
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-200
- Registration
- N261LR
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Taca Group Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Jose → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- MIA98WA151
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
Probable cause
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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