1952 Bermuda air crash
A Douglas DC-4 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 December 1952 |
| Summary | Lost control and crashed after takeoff; cause undetermined |
| Site | Bermuda |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-4 |
| Operator | Cubana de Aviación |
| Registration | CU-T397 |
| Flight origin | Kindley Air Force Base now L.F. Wade International Airport, Bermuda |
| Destination | José Martí International Airport, Cuba |
| Occupants | 42 |
| Passengers | 34 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 37 |
| Injuries | 4 |
| Survivors | 4 |
The 1952 Bermuda air crash occurred on 6 December 1952, when a Douglas DC-4, registered CU-T397 and operated by Cubana de Aviación, flying from Madrid to Havana, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean following a refuelling stop at Kindley Air Force Base in Bermuda. The crash killed 37 of the 42 occupants of the aircraft. The cause of the crash was never determined, and it is the worst aviation accident in the history of Bermuda.