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
19 Dec 2014	Gates Learjet 25D N265TW	Champoton, Mexico	-	Fatal	2
2 Sep 2014	Agusta AW109 XC-ALM	La Mojonera, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
7 Jun 2013	Cessna 182R N6241H	Micoxtla, Mexico	-	Fatal	2
12 Feb 2013	American Champion 8KCAB YS175P	Cozumel, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
23 Oct 2011	Cessna 210G N5894F	Veracruz, Mexico	-	Fatal	2
12 Sep 2011	Piper PA-31P N69DJ	Ciudad Apodaca, Mexico	-	Fatal	2
18 Feb 2011	Learjet 24 XB-GHO	Pachuca, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Sep 2010	Beechcraft D55 N91HV	Cabo San Lucas, Mexico	-	Fatal	2
3 Sep 2010	Bell OH-58 XB-KYY	Tuxtlas, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
3 Oct 2009	Beechcraft A36 XB-CGU	Guanajuato, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
7 Aug 2009	Bell 412 XA-HSH	Manzanillo, Mexico no coordinates	Heliservicio Campeche	Fatal	2
20 Dec 2008	Cessna 210 XB-AWZ	Saltillo, Mexico	-	Fatal	2
8 Dec 2008	Learjet LEAR 23 XC-LGD	Tlaxcala, Mexico	Government of Tlaxcala Mexico	Fatal	2
6 Oct 2008	Cessna 421 XB-KWG	Oaxaca, Mexico	Guillermo Gurrion Matias	Fatal	2
15 Jun 2007	Cessna 182 N5603B	San Luis Gonzag, Mexico no coordinates	John W. Kiesow	Fatal	2
10 Jan 2007	Gates Learjet 24F N444TW	Guadalajara, Mexico	Ameristar Jet Charter, Inc.	Fatal	2
30 Dec 2006	Sabreliner NA-265T39 XA-TNP	Culiacan, Mexico no coordinates	FAX AIR S.A. de C.V.	Fatal	2
27 Mar 2006	Cessna 150 XB-KAT	San Luis Potosi, Mexico no coordinates	Academia de Vuelo	Fatal	2
2 Nov 2005	Bell 206 XA-LUM	El Marques, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
7 Sep 2005	Cessna 152 XB-CHO	Guadalajara, Mexico no coordinates	Provuelo de Aviacion	Fatal	2
18 Jul 2005	Bell 412 XA-VVD	Ciudad Carmen, Mexico no coordinates	Helivan S.A. de C.V.	Fatal	2
13 Feb 2005	Twin Commander Acft 685 XB-PRS	Toluca, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
20 Jan 2005	Piper PA-32RT-300 N2144C	Guerrero, Mexico	Michael L. Walsh	Fatal	2
13 Dec 2003	Piper PA-46 N9223X	Guaymas, Mexico no coordinates	Manrique Gonzalez-Simental	Fatal	2
15 Nov 2002	Cessna 182M N70685	Gonzaga, Mexico	Donald H. Thornburgh	Fatal	2
19 Oct 2002	Bell 430 XC-DPC	Jalapa, Mexico	Government of the State of Veracruz	Fatal	2
18 Jan 2002	Grandman COZY N41CZ	Los Barriles, Mexico no coordinates	Anoir M. Rizk	Fatal	2
15 May 2001	Cessna 182 XB-TAA	Zumatlan, Mexico	Mary C. Webb	Fatal	2
1 Oct 2000	Cessna TU-206F XBGSL	San Mateo, Mexico no coordinates	Alas de Socorro, Mexico	Fatal	2
23 Dec 1999	Cessna 414 XBEXF	Apodaca, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Feb 1998	Bell 212 XADDF	Mexico City, Mexico no coordinates	Secretaria de Seguridad	Fatal	2
4 Jan 1995	Piper AEROSTAR 601P N720EM	Toluca, Mexico no coordinates	Eduardo Mata Productions, Inc.	Fatal	2
16 Dec 1988	Learjet 24B N234CM	Cuatro Cienegas, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Nov 1987	Cessna 441 N2484B	Mexicali, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
30 Sep 1980	Piper PA-31 N3542X	Magdelena, Mexico no coordinates	Air Bahia	Fatal	2
6 Jul 1976	Cessna 337 N53417	Amatlan, Mexico no coordinates	Bledsoe Aviati	Fatal	2
30 Aug 1975	Piper PA-23 N40211	Bahia de L A Mex, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Apr 1975	Lockheed PV-1 N730EG	Culiacan, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
31 Mar 1975	Lockheed 18 N35L	Vera Cruz, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
28 May 1974	Cessna 195 N4382N	San Felipe, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
24 May 1974	Cessna 210 N1187Q	Magdalena, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
26 Apr 1974	Cessna 210 N59082	Arteaga, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Apr 1974	Cessna 182J N3302F	Zihauatanejo, Mexico no coordinates	Modern Aero, In	Fatal	2
7 Dec 1973	Cessna 182 N869TX	Mexico City, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
29 Sep 1973	Aero Comdr 100 N4038X	Hermosillo, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
18 Aug 1973	Piper PA-28 N1876T	Coahuila, Mexico no coordinates	Gateway Aviati	Fatal	2
13 Jun 1973	Mitsubishi MU-2B N882Q	Cedillos C, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
14 May 1972	Bellanca 7ECA N11671	San Frncsqita, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
12 May 1971	Cessna 210-5 N8172Z	Rosarito Bch, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
28 Sep 1970	Piper PA-30 N8825Y	Juarez, Mexico no coordinates	Clark Construc	Fatal	2