Aviation accidents in Chile

48 accidents and incidents are recorded in Chile (1982–2026), with 198 people killed and 10 seriously injured. 58% of the accidents were fatal.

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Deadliest accidents

  1. Aeronor Chile Flight 304, Chile (Dec 9, 1982) · 46 killed
  2. 2019 Chilean Air Force C-130 crash, Drake Passage (Dec 9, 2019) · 38 killed
  3. 2011 Chilean Air Force C-212 crash, Robinson Crusoe Island (Sep 2, 2011) · 21 killed
  4. LAN Chile Flight 1069, Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport (Feb 20, 1991) · 20 killed
  5. Raytheon Aircraft Company 99A, Puerto Montt, CL (Jul 10, 2008) · 9 killed
  6. Beech 300, Puerto Aguiree, CL (Mar 22, 2012) · 8 killed
  7. Piper PA31, Cerro Castillo, CL (Aug 9, 2024) · 7 killed
  8. Cessna 210M, Santiago, CL (Feb 27, 2008) · 6 killed
  9. Piper PA31T, La Palma, CL (May 7, 2025) · 6 killed
  10. Piper PA32, Isla Mocha, OF (Apr 23, 2023) · 4 killed

By year

AccidentsFatalKilled
19821146
19911120
20087421
2010211
20113324
2012118
2013112
2015114
2016223
2017114
2018212
20193340
2020111
2021300
2022523
2023114
2024539
2025516
2026300

By phase of flight

AccidentsFatalKilled
Cruise14925
Maneuvering648
Landing614
Climb426
Approach323
Takeoff211
Ground100

By main cause (NTSB coding)

AccidentsFatalKilled
Pilot or crew111

By type of operation

AccidentsFatalKilled
Non-US, non-commercial271328
Non-US, commercial15943

Aircraft makers

AccidentsFatalKilled
Cessna10718
Piper7419
Bell747
Robinson523
Beech3211
Garlick200
Ayres211
Airbus200
Raytheon119
Eurocopter111

Aircraft models

AccidentsFatalKilled
Cessna 172338
Robinson R44311
Piper PA313213
Bell 407200
Bell 206225
Ayres S2211
Robinson R66212
Airbus A320200
Cessna 210116
Piper PA-34100

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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.

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    Sources: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain), 1982 to present, plus notable international accidents from Wikidata and Wikipedia. Mostly US events; not a complete global record. Findings may be preliminary. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap.

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