Extreme weather resulted in Cuba crash

Cuban Authorities say severe icing due to extreme weather conditions, along with mistakes by the crew in managing the situation, caused the November 4 crash of a Cuban passenger plane.



A state commission to clarify the possible causes of the crash stated that the Aerocaribbean Flight from Santiago de Cuba to Havana was normal until extreme weather conditions were presented en route.



An official note from the Cuban Civil Aviation Institute published in the Granma newspaper said that as a consequence of those conditions, the aircraft became severely iced at an altitude of 20,000 feet.



The commission reached those conclusions after analysing information from the plane's black boxes, in line with the Civil Aviation Agreement for airplane crash investigations.



The commission said that the aircraft was in good technical condition with all systems working correctly, and the crew had current licenses and were fit to fly.



The crash killed all 68 people aboard.