Aviation accidents in Ecuador

The NTSB database holds 117 accidents and incidents in Ecuador, recorded between 1992 to 2026. 39 of them were fatal (33%), and 92 people died.

The deadliest year was 2009, with 10 deaths.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Boeing 737 and Cessna 188.

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

117

Records

Fatal

Deaths

33%

Share fatal

1992 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 43 of 117 have coordinates

By decade

1990s 8

2000s 33

2010s 43

2020s 33

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 8 Boeing 737 7 Cessna 188 6 Cessna 206 6 Robinson R44 5 Cessna T188 5

Operators involved

Aerosangay 3 Icaro S.a. 3 Aifa 2 Aerokashurko 2 AeroClub Pastaza 2 Aifa S.a. 2

All 117 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
17 Jan 2003	Fokker F28 HC-BMD	Quito, Ecuador no coordinates	Transportes Aereos Militares del Ecuador	Serious injuries	-
28 Jun 2002	Robinson R-44 HC-BXJ	Catamara, Ecuador no coordinates	Colaereos S.a.	Serious injuries	-
10 Jun 2002	Cessna T188-C HC-BOF	Los Rios, Ecuador	-	Minor injuries	-
2 May 2002	Bell 206L3 HC-BXA	Coca, Ecuador	Icaro S.a.	Minor injuries	-
5 Feb 2002	Bell 212 HC-CBN	Ishpingo, Ecuador no coordinates	Aeromasters Airways	Serious injuries	-
16 Jul 2001	Fokker F28 HC-BMD	Tulcan, Ecuador no coordinates	TAME Airlines	No injuries	-
1 Jun 2001	Cessna T188 HC-BRZ	Los Rios, Ecuador no coordinates	Aifa S.a.	Serious injuries	-
25 May 2001	Bell 206L-1 HC-BQP	Rocafuerte, Ecuador no coordinates	Aeromasters S.a.	Serious injuries	-
22 May 2000	Fairchild F-27E HCAYM	Coca, Ecuador no coordinates	Petro Commercia Services	No injuries	-
15 Apr 2000	Lockheed L-1011-385 N308GB	Guayaquil, Ecuador no coordinates	Arrow Air	No injuries	-
2 Apr 2000	Boeing 747-200F N534MC	Guayaquil, Ecuador no coordinates	Atlas Air Inc	No injuries	-
22 Mar 2000	Helio 700 HCCAJ	Miazal, Ecuador no coordinates	Mision Salesiana del Oriente	Serious injuries	-
17 May 1999	Bell 206L4 HCBYQ	Cuenca, Ecuador no coordinates	Icaro S.a.	Serious injuries	-
5 Mar 1999	Fokker F-27F HCBSL	Quito, Ecuador no coordinates	Aerogal	No injuries	-
2 Oct 1998	Boeing 727-200 HK398	Quito, Ecuador no coordinates	Aero Sucre	No injuries	-
21 Dec 1992	Piper PA-34-200T HCBHK	Quito, Ecuador no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
11 Dec 1992	Rockwell SABRELINER 75A AE402	Quito, Ecuador no coordinates	Government of Ecuador	Unknown	-