McDonnell Douglas DC-8 accidents
The NTSB database holds 22 accidents and incidents involving the McDonnell Douglas DC-8, recorded between 1983 to 2007. 2 of them were fatal (9%), and 177 people died.
The deadliest year was 1989, with 174 deaths.
Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Suriname.
10 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
22
Records
2
Fatal
177
Deaths
9%
Share fatal
1983 to 2007
Period
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12 of 22 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 22 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 1989 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 | Paramaribo, Suriname | Suriname Airways | Fatal | 174 |
| 11 Jan 1983 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-54F | Detroit, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Feb 2007 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71F | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2001 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71F | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Emery Worldwide Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 2001 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71F | Seattle, Washington, United States | Emery Worldwide Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 2000 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63F | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1998 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63F | Seattle, Washington, United States | Emery Worldwide Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1997 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 | Miami, Florida, United States | Fine Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1997 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71F | Portland, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1992 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63 | Mexico City, Mexico | Emory Worldwide Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1992 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Southern Air Transport | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1991 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63F | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1988 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73F | Seattle, Washington, United States | Emery Air Freight | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1987 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1987 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63 | Newburgh, New York, United States | Rosenbalm Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-51 | Key West, Florida, United States | Aeronaves de Mexico (Aomf | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-54 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1983 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1983 | McDonnell Douglas DC 8-61 | Mina, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |