Aviation accidents in Uruguay
The NTSB database holds 31 accidents and incidents in Uruguay, recorded between 1997 to 2026. 9 of them were fatal (29%), and 99 people died.
The deadliest year was 1997, with 75 deaths.
The aircraft types that appear most often are Grumman G164, Cessna 150 and Boeing 707.
22 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
31
Records
9
Fatal
99
Deaths
29%
Share fatal
1997 to 2026
Period
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9 of 31 have coordinates
By decade
Aircraft types involved
All 31 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 1997 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay | Austral Airlines | Fatal | 75 |
| 19 Mar 2015 | Beechcraft B90 | Punta del Este, Uruguay | - | Fatal | 10 |
| 27 May 2014 | Beechcraft B200 | Colonia, Uruguay | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 31 Oct 2021 | Boeing 727 | Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay | Air Class Cargo | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Aug 2021 | Piper PA24 | Maldonado, Uruguay | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Jun 2012 | Fairchild SA-227 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Aero VIP Ltda | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Mar 2023 | Grumman G164 | Comercial, Uruguay | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Dec 2019 | Piper PA25 | Rio Branco, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | Daniel Cardozo | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jul 2010 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206B | Libertad, Uruguay | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 May 2026 | Boeing 747-428F | Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay | Skylease Cargo | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Cessna 150 | Mendoza Chico, Uruguay | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2025 | Cessna A188 | Chuy, Uruguay | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2025 | Cessna 150 | Montevideo, Uruguay | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2025 | Beechcraft A36 | Montevideo, Uruguay | - | Unknown | - |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Grumman G164 | Rio Branco, Uruguay | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 2024 | Cessna 172RG | Ejido de Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 2024 | Grumman G164 | Rivera, Uruguay | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2023 | Beechcraft S35 | Montevideo, Uruguay | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 2023 | Cessna T337 | Montevideo, Uruguay | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2022 | Airbus A330 | Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay | - | Unknown | - |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Piper PA60 | Montevideo, Uruguay | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 2021 | Boeing 787 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Air Europa | Unknown | - |
| 26 Sep 2021 | Schweizer G164B | Trinta y Tres, Uruguay | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 2021 | Weatherly 620B | Guaviyu, Uruguay | Aero Soluciones | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2020 | Cessna 182 | Minas City, Uruguay | - | Unknown | - |
| 20 Oct 2009 | McDonnell Douglas MD11 | Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay | Centurion Air Cargo Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2004 | Fokker F27-500 | Melo, Uruguay | Federal Express Corp | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 2002 | Boeing 737 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Pluna Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2001 | Piper PA-23-250 | Carrasco, Uruguay | D.g.i.a | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1997 | Boeing 707-320 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Transcontinental SUR | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1997 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | Montevideo, Uruguay | - | Unknown | - |