A military plane has crashed in Cuba reportedly killing everyone on board.

The Antonov An-26 aircraft owned by Cuban airline AeroGaviota came down near the western province of Pinar Del Rio just 50 miles from the capital Havana.

The area where the plane came down is known as Las Lomas de San Cristóbal that is 'difficult to access by land'.

Reports suggest that eight people on board died in the crash.

The plane that crashed was an Antonov An-26 aircraft owned by Cuban airline AeroGaviota, similar to this one (stock photo)

The turboprop plane is thought to have taken off from the country's Baracoa Airport which regularly offers domestic flights.

The Cuban News Agency reported: 'The eight military personnel on board, including the crew, died.

'A commission of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces is investigating the causes of the accident.'

In 2002 four Britons were among 16 people who died when a light aircraft crashed in Cuba.

The plane, an Antonov AN-2 operated by the state airline Aerotaxi, went down near the city of Santa Clara, about 160 miles east of the capital Havana.

The aircraft had been on a round-trip from Cienfuegos on Cuba's southern coast and the island resort of Cayo Coco, in the north.</s>A passenger plane has crashed in Cuba reportedly killing all 39 people on board.

The Antonov An-26 aircraft owned by Cuban airline AeroGaviota came down near the western province of Pinar Del Rio just 50 miles from the capital Havana.

The area where the plane came down is known as Las Lomas de San Cristóbal that is 'difficult to access by land'.

Local media reports suggest that everyone on board has died in the crash although officials are yet to confirm the number of fatalities.

The turboprop plane is thought to have taken off from the country's Baracoa Airport which regularly offers domestic flights.

A Cuban aviation source said: 'The area is difficult to access by land, and the preliminary report is that there are no survivors.

'Even though it's nothing official, members of a commission came to my house to let me know what happened.'

In 2002 four Britons were among 16 people who died when a light aircraft crashed in Cuba.

The plane, an Antonov AN-2 operated by the state airline Aerotaxi, went down near the city of Santa Clara, about 160 miles east of the capital Havana.

The aircraft had been on a round-trip from Cienfuegos on Cuba's southern coast and the island resort of Cayo Coco, in the north.</s>00:25 (GMT+4) A Cuban military plane crashed into a hillside Saturday morning in the western province of Artemisa, killing eight troops on board, the government said, AP reported.

The military said in a written statement that the Soviet-made AN-26 took off from the Playa Baracoa airport outside Havana at 6:38 a.m. and crashed into a hillside outside the town of Candelaria about 40 miles (65 kilometers) away.

The military said a special commission would investigate the crash. Officials did not immediately release any further information.

23:03 (GMT+4) An An-26 passenger plane carrying up to 39 people has disappeared from radars during a flight in Cuba and is now reported to have crashed in the western part of the country, Sputnik reported citing local media.

According to the NTN24 broadcaster, the plane, operated by the country's Aerogaviota airline, departed from the airport of Baracoa located in eastern Cuba.

Local media report that the plane crashed in the western part of the country, in an area called Las Lomas de San Cristóbal in the province of Pinar del Rio. The area is described as difficult to access.

The number of victims is not yet confirmed.

"We have received confirmation of the crash from the airline offices in Cuba, and unfortunately they have confirmed also that there were casualties," local news portal Ciber Cuba has reported.</s>HAVANA, April 29 (Reuters) - A military airplane crashed into a mountain in Cuba's north-western region of Artemisa on Saturday morning, killing all eight personnel on board, the Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces said.

The aircraft, a twin-engined turboprop Antonov AN-26, had taken off at 6:38 a.m. (1038 GMT) from Playa Baracoa, just outside Havana, and crashed into the Loma de la Pimienta mountain some 80 km (50 miles) westwards.

"The eight military personnel on board, including the crew, died," the ministry said in a statement published by state-run media.

"A commission of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces is investigating the causes of the accident."

The majority of planes flown in Cuba were produced in the Soviet Union. Antonov produced the AN-26 planes in Kiev between 1969 and 1986.

The last major plane crash in Cuba was an Aero Caribbean flight that went down in flames in central Cuba in 2010, killing all 68 people aboard. That plane was a European-manufactured ATR-72-212. (Reporting by Nelson Acosta and Sarah Marsh; Editing by Sandra Maler)</s>A Cuban military plane crashed into a hillside Saturday in the western province of Artemisa, killing eight troops on board, the government said. Cuba's military said in a statement that the Soviet-made AN-26 took off from the Playa Baracoa airport outside Havana at 6:38 a.m. and crashed outside the town of Candelaria about 40 miles away.

Start the conversation, or Read more at Stars and Stripes.</s>A Cuban military plane crashed into a hillside Saturday morning in the western province of Artemisa, killing eight troops on board, the government said.

Cuba's military said in a statement that the Soviet-made AN-26 took off from the Playa Baracoa airport outside Havana at 6:38 a.m. and crashed outside the town of Candelaria about 40 miles away.

The military said a special commission would investigate the crash. The weather was clear and sunny.

Officials did not immediately release any further information.

In November 2010, an AeroCaribbean flight from Santiago to Havana went down in bad weather as it flew over central Cuba, killing all 68 people aboard, including 28 foreigners, in the country's deadliest air disaster in more than two decades. In 1989, a chartered Cubana de Aviacion plane en route from Havana to Milan, Italy, went down shortly after takeoff, killing all 126 people on board, as well as at least two dozen on the ground.</s>A military airplane crashed against a mountain in the north-western region of Artemisa on Saturday morning, killing all eight military personnel on board, the Cuban News Agency (ACN) reported.

HAVANA: A military airplane crashed against a mountain in the north-western region of Artemisa on Saturday morning, killing all eight military personnel on board, the Cuban News Agency (ACN) reported.

"The eight militaries on board, including the crew, died," ACN reported. "A commission of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces is investigating the causes of the accident."</s>A Cuban military plane crashed into a hillside Saturday in the western province of Artemisa, killing eight troops on board, the government said. Cuba’s military said in a statement that the Soviet-made AN-26 took off from the Playa Baracoa airport outside Havana at 6:38 a.m. and crashed outside the town of Candelaria about 40 miles (65 kilometers) away.

The weather was clear and sunny. The military said a special commission would investigate the cause of the crash. Officials did not immediately release any further information. “At about 7 a.m. I was sitting in front of the cafe and I saw an airplane, which I watched because it looked slow, almost touching the palm trees,” said Regla Maria Gallardo in Carambola, a community in Artemisa surrounded by mountains. “After a bit I heard what had happened.”

Carambola residents watched as ambulances arrived and police and soldiers blocked the road leading to the accident site. In November 2010, an AeroCaribbean flight from Santiago to Havana went down in bad weather as it flew over central Cuba, killing all 68 people aboard, including 28 foreigners, in the country’s deadliest air disaster in more than two decades.

In 1989, a chartered Cubana de Aviacion plane flying from Havana to Milan, Italy, went down shortly after takeoff, killing all 126 people on board, as well as at least two dozen on the ground.

For all the latest World News, download Indian Express App now</s>A Cuban military plane crashed on Saturday morning in Artemisa province, killing eight members of the military on board, state media said.

The plane, belonging to Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces, crashed into a mountain, just west of the capital Havana, in the province of Artemisa, Xinhua news agency reported.

“The eight military personnel on board, including the crew, died,” the Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces said in a statement published by state-run media.

The AN-26 Russian-made craft had taken off from the Playa Baracoa airport, located on the outskirts of Havana, at 6.38 a.m. and then “collided” into the Loma de la Pimienta hill in the town of Candelaria.

“A commission from the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces is now investigating the causes of the accident,” the statement said.</s>HAVANA (AP) — A Cuban military plane crashed into a hillside Saturday morning in the western province of Artemisa, killing eight troops on board, the government said.

The military said in a written statement that the Soviet-made AN-26 took off from the Playa Baracoa airport outside Havana at 6:38 a.m. and crashed into a hillside outside the town of Candelaria about 40 miles (65 kilometers) away.

The military said a special commission would investigate the crash. Officials did not immediately release any further information.
An Aerogaviota-operated Antonov An-26 plane crashes in western Artemisa Province, Cuba, killing eight troops on board.