A Cubana de Aviacion Boeing 737-200 with 104 people on board crashed Friday on takeoff from Havana's Jose Marti International Airport, according to Cuba's state-run television.
Three passengers were in critical condition after surviving the crash, CNN reported citing the state-run newspaper Granma.
The Granma report included a photo from an airport terminal of a large plume of black smoke rising in the distance.
A large fireball followed by a towering plume of smoke was visible near the airport on the outskirts of Havana, according to witnesses.
Cubana de Aviacion -- Cuba's national carrier -- has had to ground some of its aging fleet because of safety issues, though the cause of Friday's crash is unknown.
![November 2025 in photos: New Year at GUM, the "City of Living Stories," and autumn scenes](https://en.vestikavkaza.ru/upload2/s400xfull/2025-12-02/1764706769692f49d1538777.83780174.webp "November 2025 in photos: New Year at GUM, the "City of Living Stories," and autumn scenes")
!["City of Living Stories" Museum commemorating 1941 Parade starts on Red Square](https://en.vestikavkaza.ru/upload2/s400xfull/2025-11-11/1762891681691397a1526b44.05389807.webp ""City of Living Stories" Museum commemorating 1941 Parade starts on Red Square")
