Aviation accidents in Cuba

8 accidents and incidents are recorded in Cuba (1989–2025), with 194 people killed and 1 seriously injured. 25% of the accidents were fatal.

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Takeaways

• Recorded accidents went from 1 in 1989 to 1 in 2023.

Deadliest accidents

1. Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046, Havana (Sep 3, 1989) · 126 killed
2. Aero Caribbean Flight 883, Sancti Spíritus Province (Nov 4, 2010) · 68 killed
3. Boeing 757, Cuba, CU (May 16, 2009) · 0 killed
4. Cessna 172N, Cojimar, CU (Jul 31, 2001) · 0 killed
5. Boeing 777, Cayo Coco, CU (May 11, 2021) · 0 killed
6. Learjet 35, Guantanamo Bay, OF (Dec 2, 2022) · 0 killed
7. Boeing 737-8, Havana, CU (Mar 5, 2023) · 0 killed
8. Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD 83, Havana, OF (Mar 31, 2025) · 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.