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.

519 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 274 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

939

Records

284

Fatal

956

Deaths

30%

Share fatal

1962 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 420 of 939 can be placed (274 approximate)

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 American Airlines 6 Volaris 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
23 Apr 1965	Boeing 707 N710PA	Merida Mexico, Mexico not on the map	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
19 Apr 1965	Wren 460 N3438S	Mexico City Mexco, Mexico not on the map	Jonas Arcft Co	No injuries	-
12 Apr 1965	Cessna 182 N1834X	Mulege Mexico, Mexico not on the map	Air Oasis	No injuries	-
19 Mar 1965	Camair 480 N231	Obregon Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
18 Mar 1965	Mooney M20 N6690U	Mulege Mexico, Mexico not on the map	Valley Flyers	No injuries	-
5 Mar 1965	Mooney M21 N74956	Tesapoco Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
25 Feb 1965	Cessna 175 N8033T	Puerto Penaso Mex, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
24 Feb 1965	Beechcraft E18S N952F	San Lucas Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
23 Feb 1965	Beechcraft 65 N848Q	Chihuahua Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
27 Nov 1964	Cessna 182 N9095X	San Quintin Mexco, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
24 Nov 1964	Cessna 170B N2910	Mulege Baja Mexco, Mexico not on the map	-	Minor injuries	-
4 Nov 1964	Cessna 182A N2590G	Sonora Mexico, Mexico not on the map	Champs Aviatn	No injuries	-
2 Nov 1964	Aero Cmdr 680 N6217D	Baja Calif Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
26 Sep 1964	Republic F-47N N6148U	La Marina Riv Mex, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
19 Sep 1964	Piper PA-22 N1646A	Zaragoza Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	Minor injuries	-
15 Sep 1964	Piper PA-24 N7610P	Baja Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
22 Aug 1964	Cessna 180 N8621Y	Tarachi Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
30 Jul 1964	Stinson 108-1 N801	Mulege Baja Mex, Mexico not on the map	-	Minor injuries	-
8 Jun 1964	Piper PA-24 N7857P	Quatro Palms Mex, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
5 Jun 1964	Beechraft D-35 N2993B	Baja Calif Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
10 May 1964	Cessna 195 N2165C	Baja Calif Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
10 May 1964	Beechraft M-35 N9339Y	San Lucas Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	Minor injuries	-
30 Apr 1964	Cessna 170B N49F	San Telmo Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
23 Apr 1964	Beechraft J-35 N7245B	Hermosillo Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
21 Apr 1964	Cessna 210 N3809Y	Baja Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	Minor injuries	-
19 Apr 1964	Beechraft 35 N3925N	Baja Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
17 Apr 1964	Beechraft F-35 N3371C	Sinaloa Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
2 Apr 1964	Beechraft 35 N495T	El Rosario Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
21 Mar 1964	Cessna 172D N2757U	El Rosario Mex, Mexico not on the map	-	Minor injuries	-
11 Mar 1964	De Havilland DH104 N1579V	Cabo San Lucas Mx, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
8 Feb 1964	Piper PA-28 N5575W	Cuatehmoc Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
31 Jan 1964	Cessna 205 N8236Z	Baja Calif Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
27 Jan 1964	Piper PA-24 N8050P	Mexicali Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
23 Jan 1964	Cessna 182 N3195Y	Muleje Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
23 Jan 1964	Cessna 210 N9629T	Durango Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
9 Jan 1964	Navion G N2428T	Mazatlan Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
3 Jan 1964	Piper PA-24 N6934P	Toluca Mexico, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
19 Oct 1963	Lockheed 188A N7142C	Los Mochis, Mexico approximate position	Western Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
7 Apr 1962	Douglas DC-8 N8275H	Mexico City, Mexico approximate position	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-