Aviation accidents in Puerto Rico

122 accidents and incidents are recorded in Puerto Rico (1999–2026), with 51 people killed and 27 seriously injured. 25% of the accidents were fatal.

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Takeaways

• General aviation accounts for 79% of these accidents and 84% of deaths. Airline flights account for 5% of accidents.
• Among accidents with a coded cause, Pilot or crew was the main factor in 49%, followed by aircraft or equipment (44%).
• Recorded accidents went from 1 in 1999 to 3 in 2025.

Deadliest accidents

1. Cessna 206H, Quebradillas, PR (Feb 8, 2009) · 6 killed
2. Cessna 441, Rio Grande, PR (Jan 5, 2002) · 5 killed
3. Cessna A185F, Yabucoa, PR (Jul 1, 2011) · 5 killed
4. Rockwell International 690B, Rio Grande, PR (Dec 3, 2008) · 3 killed
5. Piper PA23, San Juan, PR (Jun 2, 2020) · 2 killed
6. Cessna 150L, Arecibo, PR (Dec 6, 2002) · 2 killed
7. Partenavia P 68C, Adjuntas, PR (Jan 15, 2007) · 2 killed
8. Rans, Inc. Rans S-6ES, Lajas, PR (Jun 22, 2008) · 2 killed
9. Convair 440 - NO SERIES, San Juan, PR (Mar 15, 2012) · 2 killed
10. Fairchild SA227-AC, La Alianza, PR (Dec 3, 2013) · 2 killed

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Other US states

• California · 8,132 accidents
• Texas · 5,678 accidents
• Alaska · 5,306 accidents
• Florida · 5,152 accidents
• Arizona · 2,708 accidents
• Colorado · 2,672 accidents
• Washington · 2,605 accidents
• Michigan · 1,909 accidents
• Illinois · 1,841 accidents
• Georgia · 1,831 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.