Aviation accidents in Colombia

147 accidents and incidents are recorded in Colombia (1982–2026), with 936 people killed and 71 seriously injured. 58% of the accidents were fatal.

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Takeaways

• Recorded accidents went from 1 in 1982 to 10 in 2025.

Deadliest accidents

1. American Airlines Flight 965, Buga (Dec 20, 1995) · 159 killed
2. Avianca Flight 410, Colombia (Mar 17, 1988) · 143 killed
3. TAME Flight 120, Cumbal (Jan 28, 2002) · 94 killed
4. LaMia Flight 2933, La Unión (Nov 28, 2016) · 71 killed
5. 2026 Colombian Air Force Lockheed C-130 crash, Putumayo Department (Mar 23, 2026) · 70 killed
6. Air France Flight 422, Colombia (Apr 20, 1998) · 53 killed
7. Intercontinental de Aviación Flight 256, María La Baja (Jan 11, 1995) · 51 killed
8. Aeropesca Flight 217, Colombia (Mar 26, 1982) · 21 killed
9. 2015 Colombia helicopter crash, Colombia (Aug 4, 2015) · 16 killed
10. Beech 1900, Santander, CO (Jan 28, 2026) · 15 killed

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Other countries

• United States · 76,200 accidents
• Brazil · 327 accidents
• Australia · 203 accidents
• Mexico · 154 accidents
• Canada · 133 accidents
• France · 127 accidents
• United Kingdom · 109 accidents
• Venezuela · 100 accidents
• Russia · 84 accidents
• Argentina · 82 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.