Aviation Crash Map

Douglas DC-9 accidents

The NTSB database holds 160 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-9, recorded between 1966 to 2017. 22 of them were fatal (14%), and 664 people died.

The deadliest year was 1996, with 110 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (38 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Argentina.

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

160
Records
22
Fatal
664
Deaths
14%
Share fatal
1966 to 2017
Period
Show these on the map 33 of 160 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 23
1970s 66
1980s 35
1990s 27
2000s 7
2010s 2

Where these happened

United States 154 Mexico 2 Argentina 1 Unknown/Not Reported 1 Colombia 1 Other-Foreign Countries 1

Operators involved

Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 28 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 20 US Air 10 Texas International Airlines, Inc. 9 Trans World Airlines, Inc. 9 Hughes Airwest 6

All 160 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
11 May 1996 Douglas DC-9-32
N904VJ
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 110
31 Jul 1973 Douglas DC-9
N975NE
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Air Lines, Inc. Fatal 88
9 Sep 1969 Douglas DC-9
N988VJ
 Fairland, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 U.s. Air Fatal 83
14 Nov 1970 Douglas DC-9
N97S
 Huntington, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Southern Airways, Inc. Fatal 75
4 Apr 1977 Douglas DC-9
N1335U
 New Hope, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Southern Airways, Inc. Fatal 62
6 Jun 1971 Douglas DC-9
N9345
 Duarte, California, United States
no coordinates
 Hughes Airwest Fatal 50
2 Jul 1994 Douglas DC-9-31
N954VJ
 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States - Fatal 37
6 Sep 1985 Douglas DC-9-14
N100ME
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States - Fatal 31
9 Mar 1967 Douglas DC-9
N1063000
 Urbana, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Trans World Airlines, Inc. Fatal 26
2 Jun 1983 Douglas DC-9-32
CFTLU
 Covington, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 Air Canada Fatal 23
2 May 1970 Douglas DC-9
N935F
 St.croix, Virgin Islands, United States
no coordinates
 Other-Foreign Flag Carrier Fatal 23
10 Nov 1999 Douglas DC-9-31
XATKN
 Uruapan, Mexico
no coordinates
 Transportes Aereos Ejecutivos Fatal 18
1 Oct 1966 Douglas DC-9
N9101
 Nwemme, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 West Coast Airlines, Inc. Fatal 18
20 Dec 1972 Douglas DC-9
N954N
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 North Central Airlines, Inc. Fatal 10
30 May 1972 Douglas DC-9
N3305L
 Ft.worth, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Air Lines, Inc. Fatal 4
4 Dec 1971 Douglas DC-9
N8943E
 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Fatal 2
27 Mar 1968 Douglas DC-9
N970Z
 St, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 Ozark Air Lines, Inc. Fatal 2
29 Mar 1995 Douglas DC-9-32
N5342L
 Abilene, Texas, United States Grand Airways Fatal 1
17 Mar 1970 Douglas DC-9
N8925E
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Fatal 1
19 Mar 2017 Douglas DC 9 83
N881GA
 Dayton, Ohio, United States Allegiant Air No injuries -
21 Oct 2016 Douglas DC 9 83
N425NV
 Westfield, Massachusetts, United States Allegiant Air LLC Unknown -
18 May 2007 Douglas DC-9-31
N1799U
 Syracuse, New York, United States - No injuries -
14 Jun 2002 Douglas DC-9-15
HK-3859X
 Neiva, Colombia
no coordinates
 Intercontinental de Aviacion No injuries -
4 Jun 2002 Douglas DC-9-31
N8986E
 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States - No injuries -
1 May 2001 Douglas DC-9-31
N9333
 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States - Minor injuries -
29 Nov 2000 Douglas DC-9
N826AT
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Airtran Airways Inc Minor injuries -
6 Oct 2000 Douglas DC-9-31
N936ML
 Reynosa, Mexico
no coordinates
 Aerovias de Mexico S.a. Fatal -
8 Aug 2000 Douglas DC-9-32
N838AT
 Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Airtran Airlines Inc Minor injuries -
9 Sep 1999 Douglas DC-9-31
N993Z
 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Trans World Airlines Inc. Minor injuries -
5 Mar 1999 Douglas DC-9-15F
N195US
 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
15 Jan 1999 Douglas DC-9
N300ME
 Plainfield, Pennsylvania, United States - Serious injuries -
2 Sep 1998 Douglas DC-9-30
N927VJ
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - No injuries -
16 Jul 1998 Douglas DC-9-41
LVYOA
 Buenos Aires, Argentina
no coordinates
 Dinar S.a. No injuries -
7 May 1998 Douglas DC-9-32
N948VV
 Calhoun, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
30 Apr 1998 Douglas DC-9-34
N928L
 St. Louis, Missouri, United States Trans World Airlines No injuries -
8 Aug 1996 Douglas DC-9-51
N420EA
 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
1 Feb 1996 Douglas DC-9-32
N903VJ
 Nashville, Tennessee, United States - No injuries -
7 Jan 1996 Douglas DC-9-32
N922VV
 Nashville, Tennessee, United States - Minor injuries -
19 Dec 1995 Douglas DC-9-32
N925L
 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Trans World Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
8 Jun 1995 Douglas DC-9-32
N908VJ
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States - Serious injuries -
10 Jan 1995 Douglas DC-9-32
N922VV
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States - No injuries -
5 Jul 1994 Douglas DC-9-32
N901VJ
 Valdosta, Georgia, United States Valujet Airlines Inc. Serious injuries -
5 May 1994 Douglas DC-9-32
N986US
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States Northwest Airlines, Inc No injuries -
28 Jan 1994 Douglas DC-9-32
N3339L
 Chantilly, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Value Jet Airlines No injuries -
18 Jan 1992 Douglas DC-9-30
N964VJ
 Horseheads, New York, United States Usair Serious injuries -
29 May 1991 Douglas DC-9-32
N933ML
 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 Midway Airlines Minor injuries -
22 Jun 1990 Douglas DC-9-51
N415EA
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
8 Jun 1990 Douglas DC-9-31
N8943E
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
31 May 1990 Douglas DC-9-31
N8982E
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
14 Mar 1990 Douglas DC-9-31
N8951E
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc No injuries -