Mcdonnell Douglas aircraft accidents

393 accidents and incidents are recorded involving Mcdonnell Douglas aircraft (1982–2026), with 306 people killed and 143 seriously injured. 8% of the accidents were fatal.

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Deadliest accidents

  1. Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82, Romulus, MI (Aug 17, 1987) · 154 killed
  2. Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32, Cerritos, CA (Aug 31, 1986) · 67 killed
  3. Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-14, Denver, CO (Nov 15, 1987) · 28 killed
  4. Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-14, Romulus, MI (Dec 3, 1990) · 8 killed
  5. Mcdonnell Douglas 369D, Volcano, HI (Jun 15, 2003) · 4 killed
  6. Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-54F, Detroit, MI (Jan 11, 1983) · 3 killed
  7. Mcdonnell Douglas 369D, Cougar, WA (Feb 11, 1986) · 3 killed
  8. Mcdonnell Douglas 369D, Eagle, AK (Sep 11, 1992) · 3 killed
  9. Mcdonnell Douglas 369D, Hauula, HI (Jul 21, 1995) · 3 killed
  10. Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F, Louisville, KY (Nov 4, 2025) · 3 killed

By year

AccidentsFatalKilled
1982200
1983913
19841000
1985600
19867270
1987122182
19881000
19891311
19901118
1991412
19921413
1993922
1994911
19951135
19962323
19971611
19981400
19991112
20001224
20011300
20022000
20031425
20041100
20051111
20061000
20071011
20081222
20091012
2010300
2011600
2012411
2013800
2014912
2015500
2016811
2017600
2018200
2019200
2020100
2021700
2022211
2023200
2024700
2025413
2026300

By phase of flight

AccidentsFatalKilled
Cruise1900
Maneuvering1945
Landing1923
Takeoff1413
Ground1200
Approach600
Climb500
Other200

By main cause (NTSB coding)

AccidentsFatalKilled
Aircraft or equipment3211
Pilot or crew3122
Environment or weather1300
Organization100

By type of operation

AccidentsFatalKilled
Airline2269203
General aviation891321
Public aircraft1922
Charter and air taxi1749
External load1633
Foreign airline9167
Non-US, commercial700
Non-US, non-commercial511

US states

AccidentsFatalKilled
California44673
Florida2824
Colorado23128
Hawaii2249
Alaska2124
Arizona2111
New York1700
Texas1700
Washington1513
Michigan133165

Countries outside the US

AccidentsFatalKilled
Mexico311
Australia211
Sudan200
Brazil200
Venezuela200
Indonesia100
France100
Japan112

Aircraft models

AccidentsFatalKilled
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9896260
Mcdonnell Douglas 369851627
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-103300
Mcdonnell Douglas MD-882212
Mcdonnell Douglas MD-112013
Mcdonnell Douglas MD-821700
Mcdonnell Douglas 6001711
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-81313
Mcdonnell Douglas 5001323
Mcdonnell Douglas MD-831100

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These are counts of recorded accidents, not risk rates: the data has no flight hours, so a place or aircraft near the top mostly reflects how much flying happens there. Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain), plus notable international accidents from Wikidata and Wikipedia. US-heavy; the NTSB only codes phase and cause for accidents from 2008 on, so those tables leave out earlier years.

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    Sources: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain), 1982 to present, plus notable international accidents from Wikidata and Wikipedia. Mostly US events; not a complete global record. Findings may be preliminary. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap.

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