Aviation accidents in Ecuador
CrashAtlas records 83 aviation accidents in Ecuador, accounting for 877 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
83
Recorded accidents
877
Fatalities in this listing
1938–2024
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-07-11 | TAME Ecuador 173 | Boeing 737-2V2 | Ecuador | 119 |
| 1998-08-29 | Cubana de Aviación 389 | Tupolev Tu-154M | Ecuador | 70 |
| 1976-08-15 | SAETA 232 | Vickers 785D Viscount | Ecuador | 59 |
| 1979-04-23 | SAETA 011 | Vickers 785D Viscount | Ecuador | 57 |
| 1982-09-01 | Aerolineas Condor · HC-BHZ | de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou | Ecuador | 44 |
| 1960-11-07 | AREA Ecuador · HC-ADV | Fairchild F-27A | Ecuador | 37 |
| 1976-01-20 | TAME Ecuador · HC-AUE/683 | Hawker Siddeley HS-748-246 Srs. 2A | Ecuador | 34 |
| 1949-08-06 | Shell Company of Ecuador · HC-SBU | Bristol 170 Freighter 21 | Ecuador | 34 |
| 1977-09-04 | SAN Ecuador - Servicios Aéreos Nacionales · HC-BCL | Vickers 764D Viscount | Ecuador | 33 |
| 1958-04-07 | AREA Ecuador 222 | Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) | Ecuador | 32 |
| 1946-07-17 | ANDESA · HC-SCA | Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando | Ecuador | 30 |
| 1977-12-29 | SAN Ecuador - Servicios Aéreos Nacionales · HC-BEM | Vickers 764D Viscount | Ecuador | 24 |
| 2016-03-15 | Aviación del Ejército Ecuatoriana - AEE · E-206 | IAI Arava 201 | Ecuador | 22 |
| 1991-02-14 | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana · FAE447 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Ecuador | 22 |
| 1974-05-02 | Aerotaxis Ecuatorianos SA - ATESA · HC-AUC | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Ecuador | 20 |
| 1960-07-11 | US Mission · 45-1109 | Douglas C-47E (DC-3) | Ecuador | 18 |
| 1981-05-22 | TAME Ecuador · HC-BAX | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Ecuador | 18 |
| 1994-04-06 | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana · FAE450 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Ecuador | 17 |
| 1979-11-19 | Aviación del Ejército Ecuatoriana - AEE · T-201 | IAI Arava 201 | Ecuador | 16 |
| 1950-05-02 | Avianca · HK-120 | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) | Ecuador | 15 |
| 1984-11-20 | TAME Ecuador · HC-BCG | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Ecuador | 14 |
| 1949-05-09 | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Ecuador | 11 |
| 1988-06-03 | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana · FAE068 | North American Sabreliner 40 | Ecuador | 11 |
| 1978-07-12 | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana · FAE748 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Ecuador | 11 |
| 1992-12-10 | Aviación del Ejército Ecuatoriana - AEE · AEE-402 | Rockwell Sabreliner 75A | Ecuador | 10 |
| 1981-05-24 | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana · FAE-723 | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | Ecuador | 9 |
| 1965-09-16 | Transportes Aéreos Orientales - TAO · HC-AFQ | Douglas C-47B-45-DK (DC-3) | Ecuador | 9 |
| 1983-04-29 | SAN Ecuador - Servicios Aéreos Nacionales · HC-BAT | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-R | Ecuador | 8 |
| 1988-09-12 | TAME Ecuador · HC-AZY | Lockheed L-188A Electra | Ecuador | 7 |
| 1982-04-29 | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana · HC-BEF/FAE743 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Ecuador | 7 |
| 1995-05-03 | American Jet · N409MA | Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II | Ecuador | 7 |
| 1972-03-14 | Aerotaxis Ecuatorianos SA - ATESA · HC-SJE | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) | Ecuador | 6 |
| 1988-06-08 | Aviación Naval Ecuatoriana - ANE · 234 | IAI Arava 201 | Ecuador | 6 |
| 2009-03-19 | Aviación del Ejército Ecuatoriana - AEE · AEE-101 | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | Ecuador | 5 |
| 2006-03-24 | Aerotaxis Ecuatorianos SA - ATESA · HC-BXD | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | Ecuador | 5 |
| 1967-02-28 | Compania Aéreo Amazonas | Douglas DC-3 | Ecuador | 4 |
| 1984-09-18 | AECA - Aeroservicios Ecuatorianos · HC-BKN | Douglas DC-8-55F | Ecuador | 4 |
| 1996-10-22 | Millon Air · N751MA | Boeing 707-323C | Ecuador | 4 |
| 1958-04-02 | Transportes Aéreos Orientales - TAO · HC-SND | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Ecuador | 3 |
| 2008-08-30 | Conviasa · YV102T | Boeing 737-291 | Ecuador | 3 |
| 1949-02-06 | AECA - Aeroservicios Ecuatorianos · NC54335 | Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) | Ecuador | 2 |
| 1980-07-24 | Aerotaxis Ecuatorianos SA - ATESA · HC-AXK | Nord 2501D Noratlas | Ecuador | 2 |
| 1979-04-28 | Aviación Naval Ecuatoriana - ANE · 202 | IAI Arava 201 | Ecuador | 2 |
| 1991-03-25 | Aviación del Ejército Ecuatoriana - AEE · E-205 | IAI Arava 202 | Ecuador | 2 |
| 1946-11-15 | Shell Company of Ecuador · HC-SBD | Ford 4-AT-B Tri-Motor | Ecuador | 1 |
| 1964-05-15 | United States Navy · 17105 | Douglas C-47H | Ecuador | 1 |
| 1969-08-25 | Transportes Aéreos Orientales - TAO · HC-ALK | Douglas C-47B-23-DK (DC-3) | Ecuador | 1 |
| 2000-09-09 | Renta Corporación (Rentacorp) · HC-BRT | Dornier Do-128-2 Skyservant | Ecuador | 1 |
| 2003-01-17 | TAME Ecuador 120 | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1989-09-04 | TAME Ecuador · HC-AZJ | Lockheed L-188C Electra | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1970-06-03 | SAETA · HC-ART | Vickers 745D Viscount | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1947-05-16 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-32926 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1968-05-16 | AREA Ecuador · N9267R | Lockheed L-100 Hercules | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1974-02-01 | Aerotaxis Ecuatorianos SA - ATESA · HC-AXG | Nord 2501D Noratlas | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1975-01-01 | Unknown · HC-AVT | Dornier Do 28D-1 Skyservant | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1997-10-28 | Aerogal - Aerolineas Galapagos · HC-BUF | Fairchild FH-227D | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1997-08-22 | SAETA · HC-BVU | Boeing 727-251 | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1946-09-10 | Shell Company of Ecuador · HC-SBI | Ford 5-AT Tri-Motor | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1980-07-14 | Aerolineas Condor · HC-BHB | Vickers 745D Viscount | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1996-05-01 | Fly Linhas Aéreas · PP-LBY | Boeing 727-2B6 | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1986-01-01 | Servicio Aéreo Misional - SAM · HC-BMR | Dornier Do 128-2 Skyservant | Ecuador | 0 |
| 2005-04-07 | Ícaro Air 504 | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1938-12-11 | SEDTA - Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Transportes Aéreos · HC-SAB | Junkers Ju-52/3mge | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1987-06-23 | TAME Ecuador · HC-BAZ | Hawker Siddeley HS-748-285 Srs. 2A LFD | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1947-07-16 | Shell Company of Ecuador · HC-SBK | Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1980-01-27 | Avianca · HK-725 | Boeing 720-059B | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1975-02-01 | TAME Ecuador · HC-AUR | Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1942-01-09 | United States Navy · 2368 | Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1944-07-31 | Pan American Grace Airways (Panagra) · NC14268 | Douglas DC-2-118A | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1946-05-15 | Shell Company of Ecuador · HC-SBE | Budd RB-1 Conestoga | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1948-01-01 | Shell Company of Ecuador · HC-SBQ | Ford 4-AT Tri-Motor | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1946-04-05 | Shell Company of Ecuador · HC-SBC | Ford 4-AT-D Tri-Motor | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1969-01-01 | Ecuatoriana (Compañia Ecuatoriana de Aviacion) · HC-ANP | Douglas C-54D-15-DC (DC-4) | Ecuador | 0 |
| 2004-03-05 | Aeropacifico · HC-CBK | Dornier Do 28D-2 Skyservant | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1947-01-22 | TACA de Colombia · C-204 | Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1949-05-13 | Transandina Ecuador · HC-SIB | Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando | Ecuador | 0 |
| 2024-02-12 | ESAV Airlines · HC-CXK | Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander | Ecuador | 0 |
| 2008-09-22 | Ícaro Air 504 | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1948-06-16 | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana · FAE502 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1940-11-29 | Pan American Grace Airways (Panagra) · NC14292 | Douglas DC-2-118A | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1943-06-29 | United States Navy · 01984 | Douglas R4D-1 (DC-3) | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1980-09-02 | TAME Ecuador · HC-BAV | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1982-10-08 | SAN Ecuador - Servicios Aéreos Nacionales · HC-ATV | Vickers 828 Viscount | Ecuador | 0 |