Plane crashes in Colombia

240 crashes in Colombia since 1980, with 2,083 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 240
Fatal crashes: 158
Fatalities: 2,083
First recorded: January 24, 1980
Most recent: March 23, 2026

Deadliest

December 20, 1995: Boeing 757-200, Buga, Valle del Cauca, Colombia (159 fatalities)
March 17, 1988: Boeing 727-100, Mt El Espartillo, Norte de Santander, Colombia (143 fatalities)
May 19, 1993: Boeing 727-100, Mt Páramo Frontino, Antioquia, Colombia (132 fatalities)
November 27, 1989: Boeing 727-100, Soacha, Cundinamarca, Colombia (107 fatalities)
January 28, 2002: Boeing 727-100, Mt El Cumbal, Nariño, Colombia (94 fatalities)

Manufacturers

Douglas (51)
Cessna (35)
Piper (22)
Boeing (19)
De Havilland (15)
Curtiss (10)
Beechcraft (9)
Rockwell (9)
Antonov (8)
Embraer (7)
Sud-Aviation (6)
Basler (5)

Aircraft

Years

1982 (12)
1991 (12)
1980 (11)
1994 (10)
1981 (9)
1985 (9)
1993 (9)
2015 (9)
1983 (8)
1986 (8)
1995 (8)
1990 (7)

All crashes (page 1 of 3)

March 23, 2026: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Puerto Leguízamo, Putumayo, Colombia (69 fatalities)
January 28, 2026: Beechcraft 1900D, Curasica, Norte de Santander, Colombia (15 fatalities)
January 10, 2026: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Paipa-Juan José Rondón, Boyacá, Colombia (6 fatalities)
December 12, 2025: Boeing 727-200, Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz (ex Soledad), Atlántico, Colombia (0 fatalities)
January 8, 2025: Cessna 402, Urrao, Antioquia, Colombia (10 fatalities)
August 12, 2024: Britten-Norman Islander, Yerbabuena, Cundinamarca, Colombia (0 fatalities)
March 21, 2024: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Yarumal, Antioquia, Colombia (4 fatalities)
January 7, 2024: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Valledupar-Alfonso López Pumarejo, Cesar, Colombia (1 fatality)
November 21, 2022: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera, Antioquia, Colombia (8 fatalities)
April 13, 2022: Basler BT-67, Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia (0 fatalities)
July 8, 2021: Douglas DC-3, Restrepo, Meta, Colombia (3 fatalities)
January 8, 2021: Cessna 303 Crusader, Bojacá, Cundinamarca, Colombia (1 fatality)
September 22, 2020: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Bogotá-Guaymaral, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (0 fatalities)
February 12, 2020: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Bogotá-Guaymaral, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (4 fatalities)
September 15, 2019: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Popayán-Guillermo León Valencia, Cauca, Colombia (7 fatalities)
March 9, 2019: Douglas DC-3, Finca La Bendición, Meta, Colombia (14 fatalities)
July 11, 2018: Douglas DC-3, San Felipe, Guainía, Colombia (0 fatalities)
May 2, 2018: Beechcraft 99 Airliner, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia (4 fatalities)
December 20, 2017: Cessna 402, Bahía Solano, Chocó, Colombia (0 fatalities)
June 11, 2017: Antonov AN-32, Tarapacá, Amazonas, Colombia (0 fatalities)
May 1, 2017: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Bogotá-Guaymaral, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (8 fatalities)
December 20, 2016: Boeing 727-200, Puerto Carreño, Vichada, Colombia (5 fatalities)
November 28, 2016: Avro RJ85, La Ceja, Antioquia, Colombia (71 fatalities)
October 28, 2016: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (0 fatalities)
September 30, 2016: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, San Antonio de Prado, Antioquia, Colombia (4 fatalities)
April 6, 2016: Douglas DC-3, Puerto Gaitán, Casanare, Colombia (0 fatalities)
November 17, 2015: Cessna 402, Acandí, Chocó, Colombia (2 fatalities)
October 18, 2015: Beechcraft 60 Duke, Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (9 fatalities)
October 14, 2015: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Yumbo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia (3 fatalities)
October 3, 2015: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Bogotá-Guaymaral, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (2 fatalities)
September 11, 2015: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), San Pedro de los Milagros, Antioquia, Colombia (2 fatalities)
August 8, 2015: Cessna 402, Cajicá, Cundinamarca, Colombia (3 fatalities)
July 31, 2015: Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN), Agustín Codazzi, Cesar, Colombia (11 fatalities)
June 20, 2015: Cessna 303 Crusader, Serranía del Baudó, Chocó, Colombia (1 fatality)
May 20, 2015: BAe 125, Puerto Colombia, Atlántico, Colombia (4 fatalities)
December 24, 2014: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Piedecuesta, Santander, Colombia (7 fatalities)
December 3, 2014: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Mariquita, Tolima, Colombia (10 fatalities)
September 6, 2014: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Araracuara, Caquetá, Colombia (10 fatalities)
June 2, 2014: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Bahía Solano, Chocó, Colombia (0 fatalities)
May 8, 2014: Douglas DC-3, San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá, Colombia (5 fatalities)
May 3, 2014: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Coromoro, Santander, Colombia (2 fatalities)
March 12, 2014: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia (5 fatalities)
October 5, 2013: De Havilland DHC-8-200 (Dash-8), Acandí, Chocó, Colombia (4 fatalities)
June 23, 2012: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, La Leona, Cundinamarca, Colombia (4 fatalities)
September 7, 2010: Beechcraft 350 Super King Air, Uribe, Meta, Colombia (6 fatalities)
August 16, 2010: Boeing 737-700, San Andrés-Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, San Andrés, Providencia & Santa Catalina, Colombia (2 fatalities)
May 5, 2010: Embraer ERJ-145, Mitú-Fabio Alberto León Bentley, Vaupés, Colombia (0 fatalities)
June 26, 2009: Let L-410, Capurganá, Chocó, Colombia (0 fatalities)
February 18, 2009: Basler BT-67, Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera, Antioquia, Colombia (0 fatalities)
February 18, 2009: Basler BT-67, Palanquero, Caldas, Colombia (5 fatalities)
December 3, 2008: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Planeta Rica, Córdoba, Colombia (2 fatalities)
August 23, 2008: De Havilland DHC-8-300 (Dash-8), Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz (ex Soledad), Atlántico, Colombia (0 fatalities)
July 26, 2008: Cessna 414 Chancellor, San Andrés-Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, San Andrés, Providencia & Santa Catalina, Colombia (0 fatalities)
July 7, 2008: Boeing 747-200, Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (2 fatalities)
January 28, 2008: De Havilland DHC-8-200 (Dash-8), Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (0 fatalities)
October 11, 2007: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (7 fatalities)
October 8, 2007: Let L-410, Cubarral, Meta, Colombia (17 fatalities)
August 27, 2007: Antonov AN-32, Mitú-Fabio Alberto León Bentley, Vaupés, Colombia (0 fatalities)
August 22, 2007: Antonov AN-26, Pasto-Antonio Nariño, Nariño, Colombia (0 fatalities)
July 17, 2007: Embraer ERJ-190, Santa Marta-Simón Bolívar, Magdalena, Colombia (0 fatalities)
March 8, 2007: Comp Air CA-8, Cali-Alfonso Bonilla Aragón (ex Palmaseca), Valle del Cauca, Colombia (0 fatalities)
January 13, 2007: Rockwell Grand Commander 690, Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia (4 fatalities)
November 22, 2006: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Tolemaida AFB, Cundinamarca, Colombia (3 fatalities)
November 18, 2006: Boeing 727-100, Leticia-Alfredo Vásquez Cobo, Amazonas, Colombia (6 fatalities)
August 17, 2006: Boeing 727-200, Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (0 fatalities)
August 4, 2006: Let L-410, La Venturosa, Vichada, Colombia (0 fatalities)
June 7, 2006: Boeing 747-200, Medellín-José María Córdova (Rionegro), Antioquia, Colombia (0 fatalities)
May 24, 2006: Gavilán 358, Nueva Antioquia, Antioquia, Colombia (3 fatalities)
February 3, 2006: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Cuchilla La Marimonda, Magdalena, Colombia (1 fatality)
September 1, 2005: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Bogotá-Guaymaral, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (8 fatalities)
June 6, 2005: Douglas DC-3, Miraflores, Boyacá, Colombia (0 fatalities)
March 26, 2005: Let L-410, El Embrujo (Providencia Island), San Andrés, Providencia & Santa Catalina, Colombia (9 fatalities)
January 8, 2005: McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Cali-Alfonso Bonilla Aragón (ex Palmaseca), Valle del Cauca, Colombia (0 fatalities)
October 15, 2004: Douglas DC-3, Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera, Antioquia, Colombia (3 fatalities)
June 21, 2004: Douglas DC-3, Las Gaviotas, Casanare, Colombia (0 fatalities)
May 5, 2004: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Carepa, Antioquia, Colombia (5 fatalities)
April 28, 2004: Douglas DC-10, Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (0 fatalities)
December 18, 2003: Douglas DC-9, Mitú-Fabio Alberto León Bentley, Vaupés, Colombia (3 fatalities)
September 12, 2003: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Urabá, Antioquia, Colombia (2 fatalities)
July 31, 2003: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Corozal-Las Brujas, Sucre, Colombia (0 fatalities)
April 30, 2003: Basler BT-67, Ocaña, Norte de Santander, Colombia (0 fatalities)
March 25, 2003: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, El Paujil, Caquetá, Colombia (3 fatalities)
February 13, 2003: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, El Para, Caquetá, Colombia (2 fatalities)
February 6, 2003: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Cajamarca, Tolima, Colombia (5 fatalities)
June 14, 2002: Douglas DC-9, Neiva, Huila, Colombia (0 fatalities)
April 19, 2002: Antonov AN-32, Popayán-Guillermo León Valencia, Cauca, Colombia (3 fatalities)
January 28, 2002: Boeing 727-100, Mt El Cumbal, Nariño, Colombia (94 fatalities)
January 17, 2002: Fairchild-Hiller FH-227, Mt El Tigre, Nariño, Colombia (26 fatalities)
December 16, 2001: Let L-410, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia (16 fatalities)
April 15, 2001: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia (1 fatality)
February 19, 2001: Rockwell Gulfstream 695A Jetprop 1000, Puerto López, Meta, Colombia (8 fatalities)
January 31, 2001: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, Yopal, Casanare, Colombia (3 fatalities)
December 5, 2000: Casa 212 Aviocar, Tres Esquinas, Caquetá, Colombia (0 fatalities)
October 29, 2000: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Sasaima, Cundinamarca, Colombia (8 fatalities)
September 2, 2000: Basler BT-67, Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, Colombia (7 fatalities)
July 9, 2000: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia (10 fatalities)
November 10, 1999: Douglas DC-3, La Montañita, Caquetá, Colombia (5 fatalities)
July 23, 1999: De Havilland DHC-7 (Dash-7), Mt Patascoy de Santa Lucía, Nariño, Colombia (7 fatalities)
July 4, 1999: Douglas DC-6, Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia (4 fatalities)
April 8, 1999: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Málaga, Santander, Colombia (5 fatalities)