Aviation accidents in Bahamas

65 accidents and incidents are recorded in Bahamas (2001–2026), with 90 people killed and 14 seriously injured. 45% of the accidents were fatal.

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Takeaways

• Recorded accidents went from 1 in 2001 to 3 in 2025.

Deadliest accidents

1. 2001 Marsh Harbour Cessna 402 crash, The Bahamas (Aug 25, 2001) · 9 killed
2. Cessna 402, Nassau, BS (Oct 5, 2010) · 9 killed
3. Gates Learjet Corp. 35A, Freeport, BS (Nov 9, 2014) · 9 killed
4. Agusta AW139, Big Grand Cay, BS (Jul 4, 2019) · 7 killed
5. Piper PA-23-250, Nicholls Town, BS (Jan 17, 2018) · 6 killed
6. Piper PA-32R-300, Treasure Cay, BS (Mar 25, 2012) · 4 killed
7. Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Freeport, BS (Nov 10, 2013) · 4 killed
8. Cessna 340A, Freeport, BS (Aug 18, 2014) · 4 killed
9. Mitsubishi MU2B, Eleuthera, BS (May 15, 2017) · 4 killed
10. Piper PA-32-300, Bimini, Bahamas, BS (Jan 17, 2010) · 3 killed

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Other countries

• United States · 76,200 accidents
• Brazil · 327 accidents
• Australia · 203 accidents
• Mexico · 154 accidents
• Colombia · 147 accidents
• Canada · 133 accidents
• France · 127 accidents
• United Kingdom · 109 accidents
• Venezuela · 100 accidents
• Russia · 84 accidents

These are counts of recorded accidents, not risk rates: the data has no flight hours, so a place or aircraft near the top mostly reflects how much flying happens there. Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain), plus notable international accidents from Wikidata and Wikipedia. US-heavy; the NTSB only codes phase and cause for accidents from 2008 on, so those tables leave out earlier years.