Aviation Crash Map

Aviation accidents in Cuba

The NTSB database holds 15 accidents and incidents in Cuba, recorded between 1993 to 2025. 2 of them were fatal (13%), and 116 people died.

The deadliest year was 2018, with 112 deaths.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 737, McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and Cessna 337.

9 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

15
Records
2
Fatal
116
Deaths
13%
Share fatal
1993 to 2025
Period
Show these on the map 6 of 15 have coordinates

By decade

1990s 3
2000s 4
2010s 1
2020s 7

All 15 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
18 May 2018 Boeing 737
XA-UHZ
Havana, Cuba
no coordinates
Cubana de Aviación Fatal 112
24 Feb 1996 Cessna 337
N2456S
Havana, Cuba
no coordinates
Brothers To the Rescue Fatal 4
6 May 2025 Airbus A321
XA-VXR
Havana, Cuba
no coordinates
- Unknown -
31 Mar 2025 McDonnell Douglas MD 83
N802WA
Havana, Cuba Caribbean Sun Airlines Inc DBA No injuries -
2 Jun 2024 McDonnell Douglas MD 83
N802WA
Santa Clara, Cuba
no coordinates
World Atlantic Airlines Unknown -
26 Jun 2023 Boeing 737
C-FFPH
Santa Clara, Cuba
no coordinates
Sunwing Airlines Unknown -
5 Mar 2023 Boeing 737-8
N8792Q
Havana, Cuba Southwest Airlines Co Unknown -
2 Dec 2022 Learjet 35
N979RF
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba REVA, Inc. No injuries -
11 May 2021 Boeing 777
VQ-BJA
Cayo Coco, Cuba Nordwind No injuries -
16 May 2009 Boeing 757
N657DL
Cuba, Cuba Delta Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
6 Mar 2005 Airbus A310
CGPAT
Veradero, Cuba
no coordinates
Air Transat A T Inc No injuries -
21 May 2002 Cessna 150L
N5332Q
Pinar Del Rio, Cuba
no coordinates
Steve Foster No injuries -
31 Jul 2001 Cessna 172N
N734SP
Cojimar, Cuba Milo J. Reese Minor injuries -
5 May 1998 Boeing 737-200
N261LR
Havana, Cuba
no coordinates
Taca Group Airlines No injuries -
18 Aug 1993 Douglas DC-8-61
N814CK
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
no coordinates
- Serious injuries -