Aviation accidents in Costa Rica

11 accidents and incidents are recorded in Costa Rica (2017–2024), with 20 people killed and 2 seriously injured. 55% of the accidents were fatal.

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Takeaways

• Recorded accidents went from 3 in 2017 to 1 in 2022.

Deadliest accidents

1. Cessna 208, Punta Islita, CR (Dec 31, 2017) · 12 killed
2. Cessna U206, San Jose, CR (Sep 5, 2017) · 2 killed
3. Cessna 172, Corozalito, Nandayure, CR (Apr 28, 2018) · 2 killed
4. Piper PA34, Carate, CR (Jul 16, 2024) · 2 killed
5. Bell 47G, Llano Bonito de Pococí, CR (Sep 18, 2017) · 1 killed
6. Piper PA34, Loma Linda, CR (Aug 22, 2018) · 1 killed
7. Thrush S2R, Bataan, CR (Nov 29, 2018) · 0 killed
8. Piper PA34, Lagunilla, CR (Mar 4, 2019) · 0 killed
9. Boeing 737-824, San Jose, OF (Dec 30, 2020) · 0 killed
10. Piper PA-34-200T, Tambor, CR (Apr 2, 2021) · 0 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.