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While making an emergency landing, the plane collided with power lines while descending from a height of 3000 feet and with a loud explosion the plane burst into a fireball on the runway. 67 people on board the plane were burnt alive. Although the pilot saw the power lines and tried to avoid them by raising the plane a little, he ran into the lines, breaking the right outboard wing flap.
The front portion of the plane was completely burnt to ashes
After this, in 3 seconds, the second wing of the plane hit the ground and there was a huge explosion. Due to the fire, the plane broke into pieces in the sky itself. The front part was completely burnt to ashes and the people on board died. 2 people survived and the pilot was held responsible for the accident. Even today, the memories of that accident, which they saw with their own eyes, are fresh in people's minds. This plane crash was the deadliest accident in the history of Cuba.
A new crew takes over at the stoppage
According to media reports, Aeroflot Flight 331 was an international flight operated by an Ilyushin Il-62M that crashed on 27 May 1977 about 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) from Jose Marti International Airport in Cuba. The plane had to make an emergency landing due to bad weather when it crashed on the runway. The aircraft was registered as CCCP-86614 and had flown 5,549 hours at the time of the accident. His flight completed 1144 trips including return. The aircraft was handed over to Aeroflot airline in 1975. A new crew took command of the aircraft during a stopover in Lisbon, Portugal. The 5-member crew consisted of captain Viktor Orlov, co-pilot Vasily Shevelev, navigator Anatoly Vorobyov, flight engineer Yuri Suslov and radio operator Evgeny Pankov. There were 5 flight attendants on board the plane.
Crew members reported bad weather
The plane took off from Lisbon Airport, but upon reaching Havana the crew reported bad weather and disorientation to ATC. ATC officials cleared the plane to descend to 15,000 feet. Then permission was given to descend to 3,000 feet (910 m). It was cloudy at the time, with visibility of 8 km and dense fog at a height of 40 metres (130 ft).
Only 2 people survived in this accident
During landing, the pilot tried to avoid power lines but failed and the plane crashed. Only 2 people survived the disaster, a West German woman and a Soviet man. Guinea-Bissau poet and composer José Carlos Schwartz was among the matriarchs. The investigation found that the crew members made a last-minute mistake. There were incorrect altitude readings, which caused the plane to land prematurely. The investigation report also cited improper use of the radio altimeter by the crew.