Costa Rica

58 total · 23 fatal · 153 fatalities

Total occurrences
58
Fatal accidents
23
Hull losses
0
Total fatalities
153
Active span
1953–2025
Costa Rica — accidents per year101953196119761988200520182022

Most common aircraft types

TypeOccurrences
Curtiss C-46 Commando6
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)5
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo2
Cessna 4022
matrícula1

Top operators

OperatorOccurrences
UAL1

Frequently asked questions

How many aviation accidents have occurred in Costa Rica?

FlightFinder documents 58 occurrences in Costa Rica from official investigation sources.

How many fatal accidents has Costa Rica recorded?

Of the 58 recorded occurrences in Costa Rica, 23 were fatal.

Which operators were most involved in accidents in Costa Rica?

See the operator breakdown above for the top carriers by occurrence count in Costa Rica.

Counts reflect occurrences documented in our multi-source corpus (NTSB, ASN, B3A and 80+ national investigation authorities); coverage varies by source and era and these are not official totals.

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