Aviation Crash Map

Douglas DC-8 accidents

The NTSB database holds 227 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-8, recorded between 1962 to 2011. 22 of them were fatal (10%), and 522 people died.

The deadliest year was 1985, with 256 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (88 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. and South America.

204 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

227
Records
22
Fatal
522
Deaths
10%
Share fatal
1962 to 2011
Period
Show these on the map 23 of 227 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 95
1970s 86
1980s 18
1990s 19
2000s 8
2010s 1

Where these happened

United States 185 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 9 South America 6 Europe 4 Pacific Ocean North Latitudes 3 Asia 3

Operators involved

Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 38 United Air Lines, Inc. 35 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 33 Braniff Airways, Inc. 11 National Airlines, Inc 10 Flying Tiger Line, Inc. 9

All 227 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
21 Jul 1972 Douglas DC-8
N8071U
 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 United Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
2 Jul 1972 Douglas DC-8
HB-IDG
 Ea.boston, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 Swiss Air No injuries -
17 Jun 1972 Douglas DC-8
N8615
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
13 Jun 1972 Douglas DC-8
N8764E
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
11 Jun 1972 Douglas DC-8
N45191
 West Palm Bch, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 National Airlines, Inc No injuries -
7 May 1972 Douglas DC-8
N1807
 Santiago, South America
no coordinates
 Braniff Airways, Inc. Serious injuries -
6 May 1972 Douglas DC-8
N81668
 Orlando, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
21 Apr 1972 Douglas DC-8
N8776
 San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Fatal -
18 Apr 1972 Douglas DC-8
N787FT
 Newark, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 Flying Tiger Line, Inc. No injuries -
11 Apr 1972 Douglas DC-8
N8613
 Mexico City, Mexico
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
23 Dec 1971 Douglas DC-8
N8613
 No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
12 Sep 1971 Douglas DC-8
N804U
 Jamaica, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Universal Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
21 Aug 1971 Douglas DC-8
N8034U
 No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
no coordinates
 United Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
14 Aug 1971 Douglas DC-8
N8051U
 Yokota Ab, Asia
no coordinates
 United Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
26 Jul 1971 Douglas DC-8
N8975U
 No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes
no coordinates
 United Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
18 May 1971 Douglas DC-8
N812E
 Newark, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
15 May 1971 Douglas DC-8
N8091U
 San Frncsco, California, United States
no coordinates
 United Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
13 Apr 1971 Douglas DC-8
N8762
 Wilmington, Delaware, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
13 Apr 1971 Douglas DC-8
XASIA
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 Aeronaves No injuries -
3 Jan 1971 Douglas DC-8
N8967U
 100MI E.of Kc, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 United Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
10 Oct 1970 Douglas DC-8
N2578
 Barstow, California, United States
no coordinates
 United Air Lines, Inc. Minor injuries -
21 Sep 1970 Douglas DC-8
N8022U
 Denver, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 United Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
15 Sep 1970 Douglas DC-8
I-DIWZ
 Jamaica, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Alitalia Serious injuries -
27 Aug 1970 Douglas DC-8
N6161A
 Jamaica, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Airlift International, Inc. No injuries -
15 Aug 1970 Douglas DC-8
N779C
 Trenton, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 National Airlines, Inc Serious injuries -
13 Aug 1970 Douglas DC-8
N8008F
 Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 Saturn Airways, Inc. No injuries -
7 Aug 1970 Douglas DC-8
N864F
 Jamaica, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Overseas National Airways, Inc. Fatal -
29 Jul 1970 Douglas DC-8
N8778
 Ontario, California, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
19 Jul 1970 Douglas DC-8
OYKTF
 Seattle, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 SAS No injuries -
29 May 1970 Douglas DC-8
N45090
 Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 National Airlines, Inc Serious injuries -
27 May 1970 Douglas DC-8
N8028U
 Goodland, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 United Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
15 May 1970 Douglas DC-8
N6163A
 Houston, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Airlift International, Inc. No injuries -
20 Apr 1970 Douglas DC-8
N6162A
 N. Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes
no coordinates
 Airlift International, Inc. Serious injuries -
21 Mar 1970 Douglas DC-8
N4907C
 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Capital International Airways, Inc No injuries -
18 Mar 1970 Douglas DC-8
N1803
 Guayaquil, Central America
no coordinates
 Braniff Airways, Inc. Serious injuries -
4 Feb 1970 Douglas DC-8
N791FT
 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 American Flyers Airline Corp. No injuries -
28 Nov 1969 Douglas DC-8
N8610
 Newark, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
20 Nov 1969 Douglas DC-8
N8602
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
6 Nov 1969 Douglas DC-8
N8209U
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 United Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
16 Oct 1969 Douglas DC-8
N813E
 Los Angeles, California, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
16 Oct 1969 Douglas DC-8
N8634
 Stockton, California, United States
no coordinates
 Seaboard World Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
9 Oct 1969 Douglas DC-8
N8022U
 Jamaica, New York, United States
no coordinates
 United Air Lines, Inc. Minor injuries -
17 Sep 1969 Douglas DC-8
N8008D
 Dallas, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
2 Aug 1969 Douglas DC-8
N8775
 No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
2 Aug 1969 Douglas DC-8
N1302L
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
22 Jul 1969 Douglas DC-8
N812E
 Evergreen, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
20 Jul 1969 Douglas DC-8
N4909C
 New Castle, Delaware, United States
no coordinates
 Capital International Airways, Inc No injuries -
8 May 1969 Douglas DC-8
N1303L
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
27 Apr 1969 Douglas DC-8
N8764
 Over Cuba, Other-Foreign Countries
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
27 Apr 1969 Douglas DC-8
N8601
 No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -