ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200831
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 May 1959 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: | Cessna |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria (FAR) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Matanzas province -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Havanna (12:30) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Light-plane crash-landed in mangrove (Zapata) swamp. Undercarrage wrecked. Pilot, co-pilot, Cmt of Cuban Armed Forces and Raul Castro (28) safe. Spotted by helicopter and rescued next day ***by a Catalina flying boat. ***This plane made a belly landing on Havanna military airport and was slightly damaged.
Search for a missing Hiller UH-12 or Bell 47 with three men which found force-landed in Cienaga marshlands, Ramona Kay same day due to broken rotorblade. **Four-place Cessna military aircraft.
Sources:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 27 May 1959, p1/28 May 1959, p7
The Bulletin 27 May 1959, p1
San Bernardino Sun 27 May 1959, p2A**
Herald Journal 28 May 1959, p1***
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2017 16:56 | TB | Added |
| 06-Nov-2017 20:45 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2017 18:19 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2021 17:08 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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