Aviation accidents in Mexico

The NTSB database holds 939 accidents and incidents in Mexico, recorded between 1962 to 2026. 284 of them were fatal (30%), and 956 people died.

The deadliest year was 1979, with 72 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (250 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 182, Piper PA-28 and Boeing 737.

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

939

Records

284

Fatal

956

Deaths

30%

Share fatal

1962 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 146 of 939 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 238

1970s 273

1980s 18

1990s 45

2000s 98

2010s 130

2020s 137

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 182 73 Piper PA-28 42 Boeing 737 40 Cessna 210 38 Piper PA-24 32 Cessna 172 26

Operators involved

AeroMexico 11 VIVA Aerobus 7 American Airlines 6 Volaris 6 Aerovías de México, S.A. de C.V. 4 Upper Valley A 4

All 939 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
25 Nov 1970	Beechcraft B35 N5057C	Punta Penasco, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
27 Aug 1967	Piper PA-24 N9066P	Mexico City, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
5 Jan 2024	Piper PA 46-350P N6074A	Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila,, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
3 Dec 2018	Cessna U206 XB-NGU	Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico	Jorge Ivan Joya de la Cruz	Fatal	4
26 Feb 2017	Cessna 172 XB-MRG	Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
22 Oct 2015	Learjet 31 XB-GYB	La Tinaja, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
26 Aug 2013	Cessna T210F XB-MYI	Culiacan, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
7 Jun 2013	Bell 206B N207JA	San Luis Potosí, Mexico	-	Fatal	4
15 Oct 2010	Beechcraft A36 N212DB	Ensenada, Mexico	-	Fatal	4
15 Sep 2008	Cessna 421B N7560Q	Ojinaga, Mexico	Volare Air Charter	Fatal	4
6 Mar 2004	Cessna 182 XB-MIR	San Luis Potosi, Mexico no coordinates	Antonio T. Obrador-Vera	Fatal	4
20 May 1997	Rockwell 1121B N1121F	La Carbonera, Mexico no coordinates	Corey D. Garber	Fatal	4
18 Oct 1975	Cessna 320 N3043R	Puerta Valrto, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
22 Jun 1974	Cessna 337 N2127X	Punta Chivato, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
22 Dec 1973	Mooney M20C N9082V	Mulege, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
5 Nov 1971	Cessna 172E N3602S	S.buenaventra, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
2 Aug 1970	Mooney M20C N9124V	Sonora, Mexico no coordinates	Vals Fine Port	Fatal	4
19 Apr 1970	Beechcraft C35 N5861C	Baja Calif, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
25 Aug 1968	Cessna 180G N2484R	Punta Penasco, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
22 Dec 1967	Cessna 210 N3701Y	Naucalpan, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
27 Aug 1967	Piper PA-24 N7473P	Mexico City, Mexico no coordinates	Maner Flying S	Fatal	4
14 Aug 1966	Piper PA-30 N7800Y	Uruapan Mex, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
5 Mar 1966	Cessna 336 N1793Z	Chihuahua Mex, Mexico no coordinates	KSN Co. Inc.	Fatal	4
27 Jan 1965	Cessna 210 N3878U	Mexico City Mexco, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
27 Jan 1965	Cessna 336 N3878U	Mexico City Mex, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
23 Aug 1964	Cessna 180 N9129C	Baja Mexico, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
14 Apr 2024	Bell 206 XP-PIP	Meico City, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
28 Jul 2023	Cessna 650 XB-VFJ	Veracruz, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
1 Oct 2022	Airbus Helicopters MBB BK117 XB-NWY	Tabasco, Mexico no coordinates	Secretaria de Marina Armada de México	Fatal	3
30 Sep 2022	Cirrus SR22 XB-NGT	Toluca, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
30 Mar 2022	Beechcraft C90A N426EM	Temixco, Mexico	-	Fatal	3
12 Feb 2021	Cessna 182 XB-LDX	Culiacan, Mexico	-	Fatal	3
7 Nov 2020	Cessna 182 XB-QOX	Durango, Mexico	-	Fatal	3
1 Oct 2018	Cessna 210 5 N8388Z	Yécora, Mexico	-	Fatal	3
21 Sep 2018	Cessna 210 XB-NVG	Pico de Orizaba, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
15 May 2018	Cessna 208 UNKNOWN	Tuzantan, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
10 Feb 2017	Cessna TU206G XA-UIL	Tamazula, Mexico	-	Fatal	3
1 Apr 2016	Cessna 208 XA-ULU	Tayoltita, Dgo, Mexico, Mexico	Aéreo Servicios Especializados S. A. de C. V.	Fatal	3
28 Jul 2012	Agusta A109 XA-UQH	Jiquipilco, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
21 Feb 2012	Rockwell 695 XC-PFB	El Refugio, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
7 May 2009	Cessna 340 XB-CUC	Veracruz, Mexico	-	Fatal	3
8 Apr 2009	Eurocopter AS350B2 XC-MIN	Cubiri, Mexico	Servicio Geologico Mexicano	Fatal	3
17 Oct 2008	Cessna 402 XC-HAQ	Monterrey, Mexico no coordinates	Goberno Del Estado De Baja California	Fatal	3
12 Aug 2007	Cessna 206 XA-ASQ	Zihuatanejo, Mexico no coordinates	Trans Mens Foraneos, S.A de C.V.	Fatal	3
5 Jul 2007	North American T39A XA-TFL	Culiacan, Mexico no coordinates	Jet Paqueteria	Fatal	3
8 Sep 2006	Beechcraft 35 N5146C	Ensenada, Mexico no coordinates	Robert W. McEneany	Fatal	3
30 May 2006	Schweizer 269D XC-LJU	Ciudad Juarez, Mexico no coordinates	Government of Mexico	Fatal	3
29 Aug 2004	Piper PA-30 XB-XEY	Aldama, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
7 Apr 2004	Lancair IV-P XB-IPZ	Novalato, Mexico no coordinates	Jesus Leal Briceno	Fatal	3
27 Oct 2003	Raytheon Corporate Jets HAWKER 125 XA-ISH	Tampico, Mexico no coordinates	Aeroextra	Fatal	3