A crop-dusting plane crashes in Sancti Spíritus

The pilot, with a mild cranial trauma, was transported to the provincial hospital for a more detailed evaluation.

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CiberCuba Editorial Team

20/06/2024 - 12:40pm (GMT-5) |

Cargando — Light aircraft crash in Sancti SpíritusPhoto © Collage / Escambray

Avioneta siniestrada en Sancti Spíritus © Collage / Escambray — Light aircraft crash in Sancti SpíritusPhoto © Collage / Escambray

A PZL M-18 aircraft, commonly known as a "dromedary" or agricultural plane, crashed to the ground on the morning of this Thursday near the town of Peralejo, in the municipality of La Sierpe, in the province of Sancti Spíritus.

The plane crash occurred while the aircraft was conducting a routine fumigation in the rice fields.

Ernesto Cuéllar, director of the ENSA Sancti Spíritus Business Unit, confirmed the accident to the state newspaper Escambray.

Dr. Eduardo Contreras Lara, director of Regional Base No. 10 of the Integrated Medical Emergency System in Sancti Spíritus, reported that the pilot, Armando Leyva Sosa, 57, sustained a mild cranial trauma and a blood pressure imbalance.

At this moment, Leyva Sosa is being transported to the provincial hospital for a more thorough evaluation.According to the source, their life is not in danger.

Small aircraft similar to the one that crashed this Thursday are commonly used for both spraying rice fields and combating fires, including large incidents such as the one that occurred in theMatanzas Supertanker BaseIt seems that there is no text provided for translation. Please share the text you would like translated, and I'll be happy to assist you.

Cuba's Minister of Transport, Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, reported inFacebookA commission from the Cuban Civil Aeronautics Institute is investigating the causes of this accident.

Facebook Capture / Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila

In April, a helicopter from the Armed Forces (FAR) crashed in Santiago de Cuba.

Preliminary data indicated that there were no survivors in the incident. The MI-17 helicopter, number H-115, fell from a height of about ten meters.

Allegedly, the military aircraft was supporting the visit of Army General Raúl Castro, who was in Santiago de Cuba with Miguel Díaz-Canel and other Cuban political leaders, participating in the ceremony for the reburial of the remains of fighters from the Third Eastern Front.