Plane crashes in the Dominican Republic

47 crashes in the Dominican Republic since 1927, with 430 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 47
• Fatal crashes: 29
• Fatalities: 430
• First recorded: August 20, 1927
• Most recent: June 7, 2026

Deadliest

1. February 6, 1996: Boeing 757-200, Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (189 fatalities)
2. February 15, 1970: Douglas DC-9, Santo Domingo-Las Américas Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (102 fatalities)
3. November 15, 1992: Ilyushin II-18, Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (34 fatalities)
4. January 11, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Yamasá Monte Plata, Dominican Republic (32 fatalities)
5. December 15, 2021: Gulfstream GIV, Santo Domingo-Las Américas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (9 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• Douglas (8)
• Cessna (5)
• Lockheed (5)
• Piper (5)
• Rockwell (4)
• Beechcraft (3)
• Boeing (3)
• Curtiss (3)
• British Aerospace (2)
• Gulfstream (2)
• Ilyushin (2)
• Britten-Norman (1)

Aircraft

• Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain (5)
• Curtiss C-46 Commando (3)
• Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (3)
• Douglas DC-3 (3)
• Lockheed L-749 Constellation (2)
• Rockwell Aero Commander 500 (2)
• BAe 125 (1)
• BAe Jetstream 31 (1)
• Beechcraft 60 Duke (1)
• Beechcraft 80 Queen Air (1)
• Beechcraft 90 King Air (1)
• Boeing 727-200 (1)

Years

• 2008 (4)
• 1970 (2)
• 1971 (2)
• 1986 (2)
• 1988 (2)
• 1990 (2)
• 1991 (2)
• 1993 (2)
• 1995 (2)
• 2000 (2)
• 2003 (2)
• 2021 (2)

All crashes

• June 7, 2026: Gulfstream G200, La Romana, La Romana, Dominican Republic (2 fatalities)
• December 15, 2021: Gulfstream GIV, Santo Domingo-Las Américas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (9 fatalities)
• March 11, 2021: Rockwell Grand Commander 690, Batey Palo Bonito, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic (2 fatalities)
• April 5, 2019: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, San Rafael de Yuma, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)
• October 12, 2014: BAe Jetstream 31, Punta Cana, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)
• September 27, 2012: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Constanza, La Vega, Dominican Republic (2 fatalities)
• September 23, 2010: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Santo Domingo-Las Américas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)
• September 21, 2008: Cessna 208A Caravan, Pedernales, Pedernales, Dominican Republic (4 fatalities)
• August 18, 2008: Cessna 501 Citation I, Santo Domingo-Las Américas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (1 fatality)
• April 20, 2008: Ilyushin II-62, Santo Domingo-Las Américas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)
• February 7, 2008: Britten-Norman Islander, El Prado, El Seibo, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)
• December 21, 2007: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Saona Island, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic (1 fatality)
• January 8, 2003: Raytheon 390 Premier I, Santo Domingo-Herrera, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)
• January 3, 2003: Beechcraft 60 Duke, Santo Domingo-Las Américas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (1 fatality)
• November 3, 2002: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Cambita Garabitos, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic (1 fatality)
• January 28, 2001: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (7 fatalities)
• June 2, 2000: Cessna 401, La Romana, La Romana, Dominican Republic (1 fatality)
• January 22, 2000: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Las Terrenas, Samaná, Dominican Republic (7 fatalities)
• February 6, 1996: Boeing 757-200, Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (189 fatalities)
• June 27, 1995: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan, La Romana, La Romana, Dominican Republic (2 fatalities)
• April 7, 1995: BAe 125, Santo Domingo-Herrera, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)
• May 10, 1994: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Moca, Espaillat, Dominican Republic (4 fatalities)
• September 5, 1993: Boeing 727-200, Santo Domingo-Las Américas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)
• February 18, 1993: Douglas DC-7, Santo Domingo-Las Américas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)
• November 15, 1992: Ilyushin II-18, Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (34 fatalities)
• December 25, 1991: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Santiago de Los Caballeros, Santiago, Dominican Republic (2 fatalities)
• June 7, 1991: Douglas DC-3, Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)
• September 20, 1990: Cessna 402, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic (1 fatality)
• June 15, 1990: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Santo Domingo-Las Américas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1988: Lockheed L-749 Constellation, Santo Domingo-Las Américas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1988: Lockheed L-749 Constellation, Santo Domingo-Las Américas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)
• March 9, 1987: Douglas DC-3, Dominican Republic (3 fatalities)
• December 14, 1986: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Cabo Rojo, Pedernales, Dominican Republic (2 fatalities)
• December 14, 1986: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Cabo Rojo, Pedernales, Dominican Republic (2 fatalities)
• January 30, 1975: Douglas DC-3, Santo Domingo-Las Américas Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (2 fatalities)
• April 25, 1973: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Santo Domingo-Las Américas Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)
• December 30, 1971: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Dominican Republic (7 fatalities)
• September 26, 1971: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, Santo Domingo Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic (3 fatalities)
• May 7, 1970: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Santo Domingo Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)
• February 15, 1970: Douglas DC-9, Santo Domingo-Las Américas Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (102 fatalities)
• March 6, 1964: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Santiago de Los Caballeros Santiago, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)
• July 17, 1958: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Ciudad Trujillo Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic (2 fatalities)
• August 16, 1957: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Cabarete Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (1 fatality)
• June 19, 1949: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Luperón Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (4 fatalities)
• January 11, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Yamasá Monte Plata, Dominican Republic (32 fatalities)
• February 18, 1946: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Ciudad Trujillo Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)
• August 20, 1927: Waco 9, Santo Domingo Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)