Aviation accidents in Puerto Rico
CrashAtlas records 77 aviation accidents in Puerto Rico, accounting for 221 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
77
Recorded accidents
221
Fatalities in this listing
1941–2013
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-06-07 | Strato-Freight · NC92857 | Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando | Puerto Rico | 53 |
| 1952-04-11 | Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) 526 | Douglas DC-4 | Puerto Rico | 52 |
| 1942-10-01 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 38-524 | Douglas C-39 (DC-2) | Puerto Rico | 22 |
| 1969-03-05 | Prinair 277 | de Havilland DH-114 Heron 2D | Puerto Rico | 19 |
| 2002-08-07 | United States Air Force - USAF · 90-0161 | Lockheed MC-130H Combat Talon II | Puerto Rico | 10 |
| 1984-08-02 | Vieques Air Link · N589SA | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Puerto Rico | 9 |
| 1968-12-14 | United States Air Force - USAF · 51-2667 | Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar | Puerto Rico | 8 |
| 1972-12-31 | American Express Leasing · N500AE | Douglas DC-7CF | Puerto Rico | 5 |
| 1960-05-03 | Navegação Aérea Brasileira - NAB · PP-NMD | Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando | Puerto Rico | 5 |
| 1972-06-24 | Prinair · N554PR | de Havilland DH-114 Prinair Heron 2B | Puerto Rico | 5 |
| 1992-06-07 | American Eagle, opb Executive Airlines · N355CA | CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 | Puerto Rico | 5 |
| 1977-12-19 | Vieques Air Link · N862JA | Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander | Puerto Rico | 5 |
| 1946-06-04 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 44-77251 | Douglas C-47B-40-DK (DC-3) | Puerto Rico | 3 |
| 1950-02-04 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49143 | Douglas C-47D | Puerto Rico | 3 |
| 1991-05-10 | Four Star Air Cargo · N134FS | Douglas R4D-7 (DC-3) | Puerto Rico | 2 |
| 2012-03-15 | Jet One Express · N153JR | Convair CV-440-38 | Puerto Rico | 2 |
| 2013-12-02 | IBC Airways · N831BC | Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III | Puerto Rico | 2 |
| 1987-05-08 | American Eagle, opb Executive Air Charter 5452 | CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 | Puerto Rico | 2 |
| 1941-10-03 | Pan American Airways (Pan Am) · NC15376 | Sikorsky S-42B | Puerto Rico | 2 |
| 2004-09-29 | Air Flamenco · N902GD | IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander | Puerto Rico | 1 |
| 1990-04-05 | Aerolineas Mundo - AMSA · HI-515CT | Lockheed C-121C Super Constellation | Puerto Rico | 1 |
| 1986-10-29 | Jamie Munoz · N778L | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter | Puerto Rico | 1 |
| 1998-09-18 | United States Customs Service · N6305U | GAF Nomad N.22S Searchmaster L | Puerto Rico | 1 |
| 1970-09-09 | San Juan Air · N855JA | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Puerto Rico | 1 |
| 1986-07-22 | Borinquen Air · N27PR | Douglas DC-3A | Puerto Rico | 1 |
| 2013-10-06 | Air Flamenco · N909GD | Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander | Puerto Rico | 1 |
| 2009-04-26 | Four Star Air Cargo · N136FS | Douglas DC-3C | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1975-08-08 | Rich International Airways · N4873V | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1989-09-18 | Vieques Air Link · N290VL | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1989-09-18 | Flamenco Airways · N44DW | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1944-05-05 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-15515 | Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3) | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1989-09-18 | Vieques Air Link · N38MN | Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1967-02-19 | United States Navy · 147955 | Lockheed P-2H Neptune | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1945-09-10 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93731 | Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1992-02-03 | West Indies Air Transport · N74AF | Douglas C-54Q (DC-4) | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1970-08-04 | USAF - 301st Aerospace Rescue & Recovery Squadron · 51-5305 | Grumman HU-16B Albatross | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1992-12-01 | Tradewinds International Airlines · N100BB | Canadair CL-44D4-6 | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1992-02-03 | Aerolineas Mundo - AMSA · HI-542CT | Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1998-05-30 | Trans Florida Airlines · N87949 | Convair CV-240-17 | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1989-09-18 | Aero Virgin Islands - AVI · N28346 | Douglas C-49J (DC-3) | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1989-09-18 | Vieques Air Link · N861JA | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 2003-09-04 | Venagas Construction Corporation · N630VC | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1989-09-18 | Vieques Air Link · N588JA | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1989-09-18 | Air Caribbean · N1159S | Douglas DC-3A | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1949-01-21 | United States Navy · 39323 | Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1989-09-18 | Vieques Air Link · N39MN | Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1989-03-01 | Borinquen Air · N28PR | Douglas C-49J (DC-3) | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1989-09-18 | Vieques Air Link · N8491B | Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1989-09-18 | Aero Virgin Islands - AVI · N4577Z | Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3) | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1978-01-02 | Aero Virgin Islands - AVI · N15598 | Douglas DC-3-201D | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1970-06-13 | Conner Air Lines · N1549V | Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1989-09-18 | Vieques Air Link · N457SA | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1964-08-14 | United States Army · 62-4151 | de Havilland Canada CV-2B Caribou (DHC-4) | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 2004-05-09 | American Eagle Airlines, opb Executive Airlines 5401 | ATR 72-212 | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1997-05-22 | Dodita Air Cargo · N355T | Convair T-29B (CV-240) | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1941-03-26 | United States Army Air Corps - USAAC · 37-374 | Sikorsky Y1OA-8 (S-43) | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 2001-04-04 | Roblex Aviation · N19BA | Douglas DC-3A-S1C3G | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1971-12-21 | Vieques Air Link · N589JA | Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1946-12-02 | Willis Air Service · NC56743 | Douglas C-54B-5-DO (DC-4) | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1979-08-26 | Cornerstone Construction Inc. ? · N14478 | Convair CV-440 | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1989-09-18 | Aero Virgin Islands - AVI · N40425 | Martin 4-0-4 | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1967-01-23 | Caribair · N3408 | Convair CV-640 | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1983-08-17 | Padosa Productions · N129D | Beechcraft A100 King Air | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1999-12-23 | M&N Aviation · N1315A | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1978-02-24 | West Indies Air Transport · N6103C | Douglas DC-6BF | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1989-09-18 | Vieques Air Link · N197BN | Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1975-09-15 | Dorado Wings · N122DW | Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1997-08-07 | Aero Bieke · N1202S | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1944-02-14 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100834 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1981-07-20 | Dorado Wings · N116DW | Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1944-10-19 | United States Navy · 48370 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1977-02-08 | Aerolineas Argo · HI-208 | Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1989-09-18 | Vieques Air Link · N112JC | Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1964-08-23 | United States Navy · 137891 | Lockheed WC-121N Super Constellation | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1989-09-18 | Aero Virgin Islands - AVI · N4425N | Douglas DC-3-208 | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1972-07-17 | United States Navy · 148354 | Lockheed P-2H Neptune | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1997-06-30 | Silver Express · N344MM | Convair CV-240-53 | Puerto Rico | 0 |