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
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6 of 15 have coordinates
By decade
Aircraft types involved
All 15 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2018 | Boeing 737 | Havana, Cuba | Cubana de Aviación | Fatal | 112 |
| 24 Feb 1996 | Cessna 337 | Havana, Cuba | Brothers To the Rescue | Fatal | 4 |
| 6 May 2025 | Airbus A321 | Havana, Cuba | - | Unknown | - |
| 31 Mar 2025 | McDonnell Douglas MD 83 | Havana, Cuba | Caribbean Sun Airlines Inc DBA | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2024 | McDonnell Douglas MD 83 | Santa Clara, Cuba | World Atlantic Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 26 Jun 2023 | Boeing 737 | Santa Clara, Cuba | Sunwing Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 5 Mar 2023 | Boeing 737-8 | Havana, Cuba | Southwest Airlines Co | Unknown | - |
| 2 Dec 2022 | Learjet 35 | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | REVA, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2021 | Boeing 777 | Cayo Coco, Cuba | Nordwind | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2009 | Boeing 757 | Cuba, Cuba | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2005 | Airbus A310 | Veradero, Cuba | Air Transat A T Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 2002 | Cessna 150L | Pinar Del Rio, Cuba | Steve Foster | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2001 | Cessna 172N | Cojimar, Cuba | Milo J. Reese | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 May 1998 | Boeing 737-200 | Havana, Cuba | Taca Group Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1993 | Douglas DC-8-61 | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | - | Serious injuries | - |