Aviation accidents in Colombia

The NTSB database holds 259 accidents and incidents in Colombia, recorded between 1987 to 2026. 121 of them were fatal (47%), and 714 people died.

The deadliest year was 1995, with 160 deaths.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Bell 206, Boeing 737 and Piper PA-31.

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

259

Records

121

Fatal

714

Deaths

47%

Share fatal

1987 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 135 of 259 have coordinates

By decade

1980s 2

1990s 15

2000s 53

2010s 87

2020s 102

Aircraft types involved

Bell 206 17 Boeing 737 10 Piper PA-31 9 Cessna TU206 9 Airbus A320 9 Cessna A188 8

Operators involved

Avianca 7 Satena 3 Government of Colombia 3 Aerosucre 3 Aerosucre S.a. 2 Aerolineas Llaneras Arall LTDA 2

All 259 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
14 Oct 2015	Cessna 208B PR-MIC	Yumbillo, Colombia	Microsurvey Aerogeofisica E Consultoria Cientifica	Fatal	3
9 Aug 2015	Cessna 172N TI-BAA	Bajo Baudo, Colombia	-	Fatal	3
8 Aug 2015	Cessna 402B HK-4990	Vereda Guarigua Cajica, Colombia	AeroExpress	Fatal	3
12 Apr 2015	Cessna 172S HK5064G	Santander, Colombia	Aeroclub Flight School	Fatal	3
19 Jun 2014	Cessna U206E N4258	Cerro Militar, Municipio de Calima, Colombia	Pacific RIM Aviation LLC	Fatal	3
17 Mar 2012	Cessna 182 HK1441G	Barrancabermeja, Colombia	Henry Cote Rojas	Fatal	3
13 Nov 2010	Bell 412EP XA-UNI	Trujillo, Colombia	Asesa	Fatal	3
24 Nov 2008	Bell 206 HK4361	Vetas, Colombia	Aero Charter Adidna S.A.	Fatal	3
15 Oct 2004	Douglas DC-3C HK-1503	Medellin, Colombia no coordinates	Aerovanguardia	Fatal	3
5 May 2004	Swearingen SA-227 HK-4275	Carepa, Colombia	Aerotransportes Petroleros	Fatal	3
24 Jul 2002	Cessna T210M HK-3824P	Urrao, Colombia	-	Fatal	3
31 Jan 2001	Unknown aircraft HK-3932X	Yopal, Colombia no coordinates	Lineas Aereas Suramericanas	Fatal	3
14 Dec 2000	Bell 47(SOLOY) HK269	Buga, Colombia no coordinates	Compania de Fumigacion Aerea	Fatal	3
30 Nov 2017	Piper PA28 HK1573G	Vereda El Mortillo, Colombia	Aeroandes	Fatal	2
15 Sep 2016	Piper PA28 HK1328G	Flanders, Colombia	Aeroandes Flight Training School	Fatal	2
9 Aug 2016	Cessna 172 HK4822G	Fredonia, Colombia	Escuela De Aviacion Halcones	Fatal	2
17 Nov 2015	Cessna 402B HK4981G	Choco, Colombia	-	Fatal	2
3 Oct 2015	Piper PA-31-325 HK3909G	Chia, Colombia	El Caminante Air S.A.	Fatal	2
11 Sep 2015	Smith AEROSTAR600 N164HH	Santa Fé de Antioquia, Colombia	Heliblack LLC	Fatal	2
20 Mar 2015	Cessna TU206-G HK2327	Mitu, Colombia	Aerolineas Llaneras - Arall LTDA	Fatal	2
3 May 2014	Piper PA-31 C-GSVM	Santander, Colombia	138883 Canada Inc (Brucelandair Interna	Fatal	2
17 Aug 2011	Cessna 152 HK2597G	Finca Arrayanes, Colombia	Academia de Pilotos de Aviacion	Fatal	2
12 Jul 2011	Robinson R66 N810AG	Girardot, Colombia	Juan Pablo Gaviria Aristizabal	Fatal	2
23 May 2011	Bell 206L-3 HK4448	Norte de Santander, Colombia	Aviheco S.A.	Fatal	2
3 Dec 2008	Aero Commander 500 HK1697	Cordoba, Colombia, Colombia	Taxi Aero Caribeno LTDA	Fatal	2
29 Jun 2007	Hughes MD369 HK-2195	Ayapel, Colombia no coordinates	Aviel S.A.	Fatal	2
5 Jun 2007	Bell 206L-3 HK4400	Simiti, Bolivar, Colombia	Aviheco SA	Fatal	2
12 Apr 2006	Piper PA-34-200T HK-2387	Antioquia, Colombia	Star	Fatal	2
24 Dec 2005	Piper PA-23-260 N7744D	Cali, Colombia no coordinates	Kurt Lieb	Fatal	2
1 Jun 2005	Cessna 185 HK-3014	Neiva, Colombia	Saer	Fatal	2
10 Dec 2004	Beechcraft BE-36-TC hk4349P	Pereira, Colombia no coordinates	Club Aereo del Pacifico	Fatal	2
13 Sep 2003	Piper PA-31 XB-BAQ	Uraba, Colombia	-	Fatal	2
9 Aug 2003	Cessna 185F HK-1661P	Prto. Echeverry, Colombia no coordinates	Elizabeth Villamarin Diaz	Fatal	2
15 Dec 2002	Cessna 206 YV1032CP	El Carmen, Colombia	Raphael Villanueva	Fatal	2
9 Oct 2002	Bellanca 17-30 HK-4234P	Bogota, Colombia no coordinates	Private Individual	Fatal	2
27 Jul 1998	Ayres S2R-T34 N3090M	San Jose del, Colombia no coordinates	Dyncorp Aerospace Technology	Fatal	2
26 Mar 1997	Bell UH-1H PN160	Mariquita, Colombia no coordinates	Government of Colombia	Fatal	2
31 May 2025	Cessna TU206 HK-1925	Vereda El Canelón, Colombia	-	Fatal	1
29 Mar 2024	Cessna 152 HK2328	Tolima, Colombia no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
7 Jan 2024	Cessna 421 HK4983	Valledupar, Colombia no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
30 Dec 2023	Cessna A185 HK1658G	Dorotea, Colombia no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 Oct 2023	Cessna 172 HK-2465G	Barrancabermeja, Colombia	-	Fatal	1
15 Jul 2022	Cessna A188 HK1368	Puerto Lopez, Colombia no coordinates	Aerolaminas S.a.s	Fatal	1
18 Dec 2021	Piper 25-260 HK1405	Vereda Aparco, Ibague, Colombia no coordinates	Sanidad Vegetal Cruz Verde	Fatal	1
30 May 2021	Cessna 188A HK1477	Inmediaciones Municipio Paz de Ariporo, Casanare, Colombia	Agricola de Servicios del Meta Asam	Fatal	1
8 Jan 2021	Cessna T303 HK3856G	Bojaca-Cundinamarca, Colombia no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
30 Jul 2020	Cessna R172 HK2129	Tarapaca-Amazonas, Colombia	Aerovias Regionales del Oriente	Fatal	1
22 Jun 2020	Piper PA25 HK-1042	Vereda Brisas de Guaiquitia, Colombia	Servicios Aereos de Oriente	Fatal	1
7 Jan 2017	Cessna A188 HK714	Michiragua, Colombia no coordinates	Aerpsamodad Agrocp;a-ASA	Fatal	1
23 Nov 2016	Cessna TU206 HK-2659	Villavicencio, Colombia	Global Life Ambulancias S.A.S	Fatal	1