Aviation accidents in Bahamas

The NTSB database holds 248 accidents and incidents in Bahamas, recorded between 1982 to 2026. 70 of them were fatal (28%), and 206 people died.

The deadliest year was 2010, with 16 deaths.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Piper PA-23, Cessna 402 and Piper PA-31.

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

248

Records

Fatal

206

Deaths

28%

Share fatal

1982 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 90 of 248 have coordinates

By decade

1980s 40

1990s 85

2000s 45

2010s 36

2020s 42

Aircraft types involved

Piper PA-23 26 Cessna 402 23 Piper PA-31 10 Piper PA-32 8 Cessna 172 8 Piper PA-32R 6

Operators involved

Florida Air Cargo, Inc. 3 JetBlue Airways 3 Majors Air Services 2 Blanco, Reynaldo A. 1 Sky Charter, Inc. 1 Gregory Schwartzenberger 1

All 248 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
19 Jun 1992	Piper PA-23-250 N40460	Rock Sound, Bahamas no coordinates	Kendall Jet Center, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
29 Jan 1992	Piper PA-34-200 N1034U	West End, Bahamas no coordinates	Russell, Julie	No injuries	-
30 Aug 1991	Cessna 402 N64PB	Andros Island, Bahamas no coordinates	Airways International	No injuries	-
23 Aug 1991	Cessna 172N N733SR	Nassau, Bahamas no coordinates	Ritchie, Cyril L	No injuries	-
15 Aug 1991	Beechcraft E18S N4303Y	Bimini, Bahamas no coordinates	Pleasure Flying Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Jun 1991	Aero Commander 680-E N6266B	Nassau, Bahamas no coordinates	Dean, Adrian	No injuries	-
2 May 1991	Beechcraft TC-45J N6688	Nassau, Bahamas no coordinates	Express Airways, Inc.	Unknown	-
23 Feb 1991	Beechcraft C23 N2013N	Alice Town, Bahamas no coordinates	Geidel Aircraft Services, Inc.	No injuries	-
3 Feb 1991	Beechcraft B36TC N6650H	Pitts Town, Bahamas no coordinates	Hoke, James T.	No injuries	-
27 Jan 1991	Cessna 152 N48793	Mores Island, Bahamas no coordinates	Freeport Flying Club, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
12 Jan 1991	Piper PA-23-250 N68RS	Little Whale, Bahamas no coordinates	Trans Island Airways	Unknown	-
28 Dec 1990	Piper PA-31-350 N141RA	Rock Sound, Bahamas no coordinates	Twin Town Leasing, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
27 Dec 1990	Piper PA-34-200 N15047	Nassau, Bahamas no coordinates	Yacoub, Andrew N.	No injuries	-
26 Dec 1990	Cessna 401B N799NW	Marsh Harbor, Bahamas no coordinates	Air Mobile Ministries	Serious injuries	-
22 Dec 1990	Dassault-Breguet HU-25/A USCG	Bimini, Bahamas no coordinates	Commandant Uscg \	No injuries	-
2 Aug 1990	Cessna 172 N6459E	Grd Bahama Isl, Bahamas no coordinates	Russell Enterprises, Inc.	No injuries	-
23 May 1990	Cessna 310R N5039J	Eleuthera Isl., Bahamas no coordinates	SEO, Gwang M.	No injuries	-
1 May 1990	Piper PA-32-260 N41452	Freeport, Bahamas no coordinates	E & E Aviation	No injuries	-
25 Mar 1990	Beechcraft H-18 N7952K	Nassau, Bahamas no coordinates	Charles Air Service, Inc.	Unknown	-
3 Dec 1989	Douglas DC-6B N371	George Town, Bahamas no coordinates	Ilpo	No injuries	-
3 Nov 1989	Piper PA-31 N82DN	Stella Maris, Bahamas no coordinates	Mixon Aviation	No injuries	-
20 Oct 1989	Beechcraft G18S N610RB	San Andros, Bahamas no coordinates	Blanco, Reynaldo A.	No injuries	-
1 Jul 1989	Cessna 310R N4985Y	Rum Cay, Bahamas no coordinates	Kejval, George J.	Serious injuries	-
29 Jun 1989	Piper PA-23-250 N14038	Walker Cay, Bahamas no coordinates	Menke, Robert	Minor injuries	-
29 May 1989	Cessna R182 N7367Y	Walker Cay, Bahamas no coordinates	Bear, Steven H.	Minor injuries	-
29 Apr 1989	Beechcraft 65 N824Q	Nassau, Bahamas no coordinates	Wooldridge, Raymond E.	No injuries	-
28 Apr 1989	Britten-Norman BN-2A MK-III N164LG	Walkers Cay, Bahamas no coordinates	Florida Airmotive Inc.	No injuries	-
3 Nov 1988	Boeing B-747-123 N9674	Bridgetown, Bahamas no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
25 Sep 1988	Piper PA-23-250 N14199	Staniel Cay, Bahamas no coordinates	Smith, Clifton	Minor injuries	-
9 Aug 1988	Cessna 421C N98427	Marsh Harbour, Bahamas no coordinates	LAG Air, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
30 Jul 1988	Piper PA-23-250 N6283Y	Nassau, Bahamas no coordinates	Beebe, Bryant H.	No injuries	-
22 Jun 1988	Cessna 180 N3634C	Bimini, Bahamas no coordinates	Ferro Aviation Maint. Co., Inc	No injuries	-
16 May 1988	Cessna 402C C6503	Mangrove Cay, Bahamas no coordinates	M.d. Air Charter	No injuries	-
4 May 1988	Piper PA-28-161 N8068J	Freeport, Bahamas no coordinates	Venice Flying Service, Inc.	No injuries	-
18 Feb 1988	Cessna 401B N100PB	Bimini, Bahamas no coordinates	Airline Blue Star Corp.	No injuries	-
8 Feb 1988	Piper PA-23-250 N5173Y	Rock Sound, Bahamas no coordinates	Sale Reported	Minor injuries	-
14 Aug 1987	Grumman G-73-T N2969	Bimini, Bahamas no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
27 Dec 1986	Cessna 402 S/N 402B1031 N11RP	Treasure Cay, Bahamas no coordinates	PRO Air , Inc.	No injuries	-
5 Dec 1986	Beechcraft 95-B55 N6220V	Cay Sal, Bahamas no coordinates	Walter W.wyatt, JR.	Minor injuries	-
10 Feb 1986	Piper PA-32R-300 N8475F	Darby Island, Bahamas no coordinates	DON L. Desselle	No injuries	-
26 Nov 1985	Grumman G-73 N51151	Cat Cay, Bahamas no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
19 Nov 1984	Douglas DC-8 N1234	Nassau, Bahamas no coordinates	Arrow Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
24 Sep 1984	Mooney M20C N6770U	Bimini, Bahamas no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
24 May 1984	Boeing 727-35 N4620	Bahamas, Bahamas no coordinates	Gulf Air, Inc.	No injuries	-
20 Nov 1982	Cessna 337 N2488S	35 Nm W. Andros, Bahamas no coordinates	C & H, Inc.	No injuries	-
14 Nov 1982	Gulfstream American AA5A N26287	Nr.chubeay, Bahamas no coordinates	Stephen Herod	No injuries	-
1 Oct 1982	Beechcraft B24R N300RF	Near Great Inag, Bahamas no coordinates	MR. & MRS. James D. Moody	Serious injuries	-
6 Aug 1982	Beechcraft 65 N35PK	Andros Is, Bahamas no coordinates	Desarrollo N.y. Panamanian COR	No injuries	-