Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046

The navigator, 55-year-old Tomas Estrada Garcia, had a total of 17,675 hours of flight time, with 6,917 on the Il-62M.[2][4] The crew retracted the flaps from their initial 30° position to 15°, in an attempt to gain speed, but this action reduced the ability of the wing to provide lift.[5] The aircraft climbed to about 53 metres (174 ft), where it was hit by a downdraft that caused the airframe to strike the end of the runway, subsequently hitting a navigational facility and a small hill before crashing into a residential area, about one minute after takeoff.[2] Investigators attributed the crash of Flight 9046 to the pilot's decision to fly after an abrupt deterioration in the meteorological conditions.The pilot underestimated the risks of taking off and misjudged the aircraft's performance in poor weather.
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