Plane crashes in Ecuador

58 crashes in Ecuador since 1980, with 551 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 58
Fatal crashes: 34
Fatalities: 551
First recorded: January 27, 1980
Most recent: February 12, 2024

Deadliest

July 11, 1983: Boeing 737-200, Cuenca-Mariscal La Mar, Azuay, Ecuador (119 fatalities)
August 29, 1998: Tupolev TU-154, Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador (80 fatalities)
September 18, 1984: Douglas DC-8, Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador (53 fatalities)
September 1, 1982: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Valladolid, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (44 fatalities)
October 22, 1996: Boeing 707, Manta-Eloy Alfaro, Manabí, Ecuador (34 fatalities)

Manufacturers

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter (6)
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air (3)
Fokker F28 Fellowship (3)
IAI Arava 201 (3)
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) (3)
Boeing 727-200 (2)
Boeing 737-200 (2)
Britten-Norman Islander (2)
Dornier DO.28D Skyservant (2)
Embraer ERJ-190 (2)
Lockheed L-188 Electra (2)
Rockwell Sabreliner 75 (2)

Years

1980 (5)
1982 (5)
1988 (5)
1991 (3)
2009 (3)
1981 (2)
1983 (2)
1984 (2)
1992 (2)
1993 (2)
1996 (2)
1997 (2)

All crashes

February 12, 2024: Britten-Norman Islander, San Cristóbal, Galápagos, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
April 7, 2021: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Salitre, Guayas, Ecuador (6 fatalities)
March 29, 2017: Quest Kodiak 100, Moretecocha, Pastaza, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
April 28, 2016: Embraer ERJ-190, Cuenca-Mariscal La Mar, Azuay, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
March 15, 2016: IAI Arava 201, Fátima, Pastaza, Ecuador (22 fatalities)
September 16, 2011: Embraer ERJ-190, Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
January 20, 2011: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Santa Clara, Pastaza, Ecuador (6 fatalities)
June 6, 2009: Cessna 303 Crusader, Santa Rosa del Toachi, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Ecuador (1 fatality)
May 28, 2009: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Quevedo, Los Ríos, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
March 19, 2009: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Quito-Mariscal Sucre (Tababela), Pichincha, Ecuador (7 fatalities)
September 22, 2008: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Quito-Mariscal Sucre (Tababela), Pichincha, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
August 30, 2008: Boeing 737-200, Toacaso, Cotopaxi, Ecuador (3 fatalities)
November 9, 2007: Airbus A340-600, Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
March 24, 2006: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Cuenca-Mariscal La Mar, Azuay, Ecuador (5 fatalities)
April 7, 2005: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Coca, Orellana, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
December 21, 2004: Partenavia P.68, Puerto Villamil (Baltra Island), Galápagos, Ecuador (2 fatalities)
March 5, 2004: Dornier DO.28D Skyservant, Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
January 17, 2003: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
September 9, 2000: Dornier DO.28D Skyservant, San Pablo-Coaselsa, Imbabura, Ecuador (1 fatality)
August 29, 1998: Tupolev TU-154, Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador (80 fatalities)
October 28, 1997: Fairchild-Hiller FH-227, Ambato, Tungurahua, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
August 22, 1997: Boeing 727-200, San Cristóbal, Galápagos, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
October 22, 1996: Boeing 707, Manta-Eloy Alfaro, Manabí, Ecuador (34 fatalities)
May 1, 1996: Boeing 727-200, Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
May 3, 1995: Gulfstream GII, Mt Sincholagua, Pichincha, Ecuador (7 fatalities)
April 6, 1994: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Ambato, Tungurahua, Ecuador (17 fatalities)
August 3, 1993: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Ecuador, All Ecuador, Ecuador (4 fatalities)
June 1, 1993: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Pastaza, Pastaza, Ecuador (1 fatality)
December 10, 1992: Rockwell Sabreliner 75, Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador (13 fatalities)
September 19, 1992: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Capahuari, Pastaza, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
October 27, 1991: Rockwell Gulfstream 690C Jetprop 840, Ecuador, All Ecuador, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
March 25, 1991: IAI Arava 201, Macas, Morona Santiago, Ecuador (2 fatalities)
February 14, 1991: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Taisha, Pichincha, Ecuador (22 fatalities)
June 18, 1990: Rockwell Sabreliner 75, Pastaza, Pastaza, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
September 4, 1989: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Taura, Guayas, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
September 12, 1988: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Nueva Loja-Lago Agrio, Sucumbíos, Ecuador (7 fatalities)
September 8, 1988: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Machala, El Oro, Ecuador (10 fatalities)
June 8, 1988: IAI Arava 201, Aroma, Manabí, Ecuador (6 fatalities)
June 3, 1988: Rockwell Sabreliner 40, Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador (11 fatalities)
January 23, 1988: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Taura, Guayas, Ecuador (3 fatalities)
June 23, 1987: Avro 748, Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
June 20, 1985: Cessna 404 Titan, Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador (2 fatalities)
November 20, 1984: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Loja, Loja, Ecuador (14 fatalities)
September 18, 1984: Douglas DC-8, Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador (53 fatalities)
July 11, 1983: Boeing 737-200, Cuenca-Mariscal La Mar, Azuay, Ecuador (119 fatalities)
April 29, 1983: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador (8 fatalities)
October 8, 1982: Vickers Viscount, Cuenca-Mariscal La Mar, Azuay, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
September 1, 1982: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Valladolid, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (44 fatalities)
April 29, 1982: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador (10 fatalities)
March 3, 1982: Britten-Norman Islander, Ecuador, All Ecuador, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
January 25, 1982: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Ecuador, All Ecuador, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
May 24, 1981: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Mt Huayra Pungo, Loja, Ecuador (9 fatalities)
May 22, 1981: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Macará, Loja, Ecuador (18 fatalities)
September 2, 1980: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Mt Illiniza (24 Mayo), Cotopaxi, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
July 24, 1980: Nord 2501 Noratlas, Shell Mera-Río Amazonas, Pastaza, Ecuador (2 fatalities)
July 14, 1980: Vickers Viscount, Catamayo (ex Camilo Ponce Enríquez), Loja, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
March 7, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Ecuador, All Ecuador, Ecuador (2 fatalities)
January 27, 1980: Boeing 720, Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador (0 fatalities)