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 Volaris 6 American Airlines 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
26 Jan 2004	McDonnell Douglas MD-11 PP-VTF	Mexico City, Mexico no coordinates	Varig Airlines	No injuries	-
11 Jan 2004	Mooney M20C N6763V	Mazamitla, Mexico no coordinates	Charles L. Wheeler Jr.	No injuries	-
29 Oct 2003	Bell 206B XA-AFX	Mexico City, Mexico no coordinates	Servicios Aereos Alpha	Serious injuries	-
15 Aug 2003	Gates Learjet 35A N403FW	Cancun, Mexico	Air America Flight Services, Inc.	No injuries	-
10 Apr 2003	Bell 407 XC-NVB	Toluca, Mexico	Gobierno del Estado de Mexico	No injuries	-
1 Nov 2002	McDonnell Douglas DC 9-32 XA-AMF	Monterrey, Mexico no coordinates	Aerovias de Mexico S.A.	Minor injuries	-
1 Jun 2002	Bellanca 17-30A N23MB	Puertecitos, Mexico no coordinates	Milton E. Black	Minor injuries	-
18 Dec 2001	Bell 412EP XC-PUE	Rio Frio, Mexico no coordinates	Government of the State of Puebla	Serious injuries	-
27 Nov 2001	Let 410 UVP-E XA-SJY	Playa de Carmen, Mexico no coordinates	Aero Ferinco S.A de C.V	No injuries	-
26 Nov 2001	Cessna 550 XC-PGP	Mexico City, Mexico no coordinates	Government of Mexico	No injuries	-
27 Oct 2001	Learjet 25B N715MH	Ciudad Victoria, Mexico	American Jet International	No injuries	-
24 Sep 2001	Douglas DC-8 N806DH	Mexico City, Mexico no coordinates	DHL Airways Inc	No injuries	-
6 Sep 2001	Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340B XA-ACK	Tijuana, Mexico no coordinates	Aerolitoral Airlines	Minor injuries	-
25 Jun 2001	McDonnell Douglas MD-82 N491SH	Guadalajara, Mexico no coordinates	AeroMexico	Unknown	-
24 Nov 2000	Cessna T210N N1963U	Chihuahua, Mexico no coordinates	Acme Air, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
6 Oct 2000	Douglas DC-9-31 N936ML	Reynosa, Mexico no coordinates	Aerovias de Mexico S.a.	Fatal	-
8 Jun 2000	Bell 412 XATPH	San Juanito, Mexico no coordinates	Helivan S.a. de C.v.	Serious injuries	-
21 May 2000	Cessna 182N N92755	Nogales, Mexico no coordinates	Arizona Aviation Inc.	Serious injuries	-
5 Apr 1999	Bell UH1-B N64CC	Mexico City, Mexico no coordinates	San Joaquin Helicopters, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Sep 1998	Boeing 737-524 N20643	Guadalajara, Mexico no coordinates	Continental Airlines	No injuries	-
3 Mar 1998	Fokker F-100 XASOT	Mexico City, Mexico no coordinates	Mexicana	No injuries	-
2 Nov 1997	Cessna 182 N2664R	Nayarit, Mexico no coordinates	Flyers, Inc	Serious injuries	-
19 May 1997	Cessna 180 N9279C	Rancho Santa Yn, Mexico no coordinates	Lowell Schoonmaker	No injuries	-
18 Feb 1997	Piper PA-28 N75050	Mulege, Mexico no coordinates	Aabas Flying Club	No injuries	-
7 Dec 1996	Cessna 182N N92243	Obergon, Mexico no coordinates	Genesis Aviation	No injuries	-
14 May 1996	Douglas DC9-14 XASNR	Tampico, Mexico no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
27 Nov 1995	Cessna T310R N37267	Baja Ca Norte, Mexico no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
17 Nov 1995	Piper PA-23-160 N3283P	Tipejuanes, Mexico no coordinates	Raymond E. Burch	No injuries	-
29 Oct 1995	Cessna 210 N2455S	Divisadero, Mexico no coordinates	Acro Sport Aviation, Inc	No injuries	-
24 Apr 1995	Piper PA-18 N82362	Guerrero Negro, Mexico no coordinates	John S. Watkins	No injuries	-
18 Nov 1994	Piper PA-32R-300 N71RJ	Tripui, Mexico no coordinates	Flyers, Inc.	No injuries	-
1 Nov 1994	Bell 212 XASVS	Cozumel, Mexico no coordinates	Transportes Pegaso	Unknown	-
23 Nov 1993	Piper AEROSTAR 601P N32RG	Campeche, Mexico no coordinates	32 Romeo Golf Inc.	Minor injuries	-
13 Nov 1993	Piper PA-32R-300 N6879J	Mulege, Mexico no coordinates	Madsen, Edward C.	Serious injuries	-
19 Apr 1993	Bruce RV-6 N621BP	Pvt Ranch Baja, Mexico no coordinates	Harold W. Bruce	No injuries	-
15 Mar 1993	Boeing 727-232 N527DA	Guadalajara, Mexico no coordinates	Delta Air Lines Inc.	No injuries	-
30 Dec 1992	Piper PA-34-200 N4506X	Loreto, Mexico no coordinates	Roxy Corp	No injuries	-
13 Dec 1992	McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63 N957R	Mexico City, Mexico no coordinates	Emory Worldwide Airlines	No injuries	-
23 Oct 1992	Cessna T188C N1992J	Cozumel, Mexico no coordinates	Cordoba, Eugenia	No injuries	-
20 Oct 1992	Gulfstream 680 T XCAA3	Pesqueria, Mexico no coordinates	Mexico	Unknown	-
23 Aug 1992	Cessna 402B N22SJ	San Fernando, Mexico no coordinates	Carey, Michael T.	No injuries	-
18 Aug 1992	Piper PA-32-260 N3330W	Punta China, Mexico no coordinates	Stover, Thomas C.	No injuries	-
1 Aug 1989	Cessna P206 N2521X	Punta Abriejos, Mexico no coordinates	Poptsis, George	No injuries	-
13 Aug 1988	Cessna 177RG N52835	El Alamo, Mexico no coordinates	Ackerman, Richard A.	No injuries	-
23 Jun 1988	Beechcraft A33 A N25FP	La Piedad, Mexico no coordinates	Fleetwood Pacific Corp	No injuries	-
14 May 1988	Piper PA 32RT-300T N79GH	Santa Ynes, Mexico no coordinates	American Sprinkler System Comp	No injuries	-
3 Feb 1988	Cessna 182N N92535	Creeley, Mexico no coordinates	West, William M.	Serious injuries	-
27 Nov 1987	Piper PA46 N4367K	Guaymas, Mexico no coordinates	Georgi, Marcel	No injuries	-
26 Nov 1987	Cessna 182 N313DF	Punta Pescadero, Mexico no coordinates	Bray, Darren W.	Minor injuries	-
7 Nov 1987	McDonnell Douglas DC-10-15 N1003N	Tijuana, Mexico no coordinates	Aero Mexico Airlines	Unknown	-