Aviation accidents and incidents in Puerto Rico
94,304 NTSB cases since 1962, each on its own page in plain English with the NTSB's probable cause and narrative, linked to the aircraft's registry record and its model. So far in 2026: 1,198 cases, 215 of them fatal, 478 people killed. No one is named on these pages.
Cases newest first · 282
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-08-23 | MIA89LA229 | Bell 47G N955B |
Ponce Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-07-16 | MIA89LA200 | Piper PA-32-300 N999MA |
Luquillo Puerto Rico |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-07-12 | MIA89FA194 | Airbus Industrie A-300 N7062A |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
fatal | Final |
| 1989-05-23 | MIA89IA153 incident |
Boeing 727-100 N97891 |
Guantanamo Puerto Rico |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1989-03-01 | MIA89FA096 | Douglas DC-3 N28PR |
Isla Verde Puerto Rico |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-02-11 | MIA89LA084 | Cessna 172M N303CR |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-01-16 | MIA89FA065 | Britten-Norman BN-2A N457SA |
Carolina Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1988-11-28 | MIA89IA043 incident |
Airbus Industrie A-300-600 N80057 |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
minor injuries minor damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-11-18 | MIA89LA037 | Cessna 150J N61317 |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-11-11 | MIA89LA029 | Piper PA-28-151 N4815F |
Lajas Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-10-29 | MIA89LA019 | Piper PA-23-250 N5237Y |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-10-24 | MIA89IA016 incident |
Airbus Industrie A-300-600R N70054 |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
minor injuries | Preliminary |
| 1988-08-19 | MIA88LA259 | Piper PA-32-300E N8671N |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-06-20 | MIA88FA201 | Smith, Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 N90360 |
Catano Puerto Rico |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-05-23 | MIA88IA176 incident |
Airbus Industrie A-300 +1 more N209PA |
Near San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries | Preliminary |
| 1988-03-31 | MIA88LA143 | Cessna 152 N89224 |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-03-14 | MIA88LA126 | Piper PA-22-108 N5611Z |
Dorado Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1988-01-18 | MIA88LA089 | Piper PA-32-260 N4818S |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-12-26 | MIA88LA075 | Boeing 727-200 +1 more N705AA |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-12-19 | MIA88LA065 | Cessna 172 N5123G |
Guvate Puerto Rico |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-11-20 | MIA88LA043 | North American 500 N4111P |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-10-30 | MIA88FA023 | Cessna 150E N4081U |
Aguadilla Puerto Rico |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-10-15 | MIA88IA011 incident |
Casa C-212-200 N436CA |
Mayaguez Puerto Rico |
no injuries minor damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-30 | MIA87LA265 | Casa 212-200 N436CA |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
serious injuries | Preliminary |
| 1987-09-30 | MIA87LA266 | Aero Commander 720 N4100S |
50 NW San Juan Puerto Rico |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-23 | MIA87LA230 | Amateur-built AA-5 N100UA |
Vega Baja Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-08 | DCA87MA030 | Casa C-212-CC N432CA |
Mayaguez Puerto Rico |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-08 | MIA87LA158 | Cessna 337E N1253M |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-06 | MIA87FA157 | Cessna 150M N202CR |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-03-27 | MIA87LA120 | Cessna 210C N3643Y |
Ponch Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-02-19 | MIA87LA087 | Cessna 172 M N20350 |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-01-16 | MIA87FA074 | Cessna 150L N10103 |
Naranjito Puerto Rico |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1986-11-29 | MIA87FA040 | Amateur-built DHC-6 N930MA |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-11-25 | MIA87LA036 | Piper PA-34-200T N888MD |
Isabela Puerto Rico |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1986-10-29 | MIA87FA015 | Amateur-built DHC-3 N778L |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1986-09-27 | MIA86LA256 | Cessna 152 N757EQ |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-08-03 | MIA86LA226 | Cessna 152 N914DF |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1986-07-22 | MIA86MA217 | Douglas DC-3 N27PR |
Isla Verde Puerto Rico |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1986-07-05 | MIA86FA200 | Grumman G-164B N6915K |
Vega Baja Puerto Rico |
1 killed | Preliminary |
| 1986-04-22 | MIA86LA127 | Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200 N6155V |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-04-16 | MIA86LA122 | Cessna 172M N9194H |
Borinquen Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-03-27 | MIA86OA106 | Cessna 172F N5111F |
Santo Domingo Puerto Rico |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-01-31 | MIA86LA068 | Aerospatiale 350-B N513HC |
Las Piedras Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-01-30 | MIA86LA067 | Cessna 152 N68223 |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-11-27 | MIA86LA036 | Piper PA-23-160 N4444P |
Dorado Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-08-12 | MIA85LA230 | Cessna 177 N30232 |
Vieques Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-18 | MIA85FA215 | Piper PA-32-260 N3714W |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
fatal substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-06-27 | DCA85AA027 | Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N129AA |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-06-24 | MIA85IA203 incident |
Mitsubishi MU-2K N7DD |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries minor damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-01-25 | MIA85IA086 incident |
Casa 212 N436CA |
Arecibo Puerto Rico |
no injuries minor damage |
Preliminary |
About these pages
The records come from the NTSB's public aviation accident database, refreshed here every week. Each case has a permanent page at eflight.com/accidents/<case number>; the plain-English summary is built from the NTSB's coded fields, and the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. "Preliminary" means the investigation is still open; the final report usually follows within one to two years, and the page updates when it does. Pilots, passengers and other people involved are never named. Where the aircraft is still on the U.S. register, the page links to its registry record; where the model has a page here, it links to that too.
