McDonnell Douglas DC-9 accidents
The NTSB database holds 135 accidents and incidents involving the McDonnell Douglas DC-9, recorded between 1982 to 2026. 17 of them were fatal (13%), and 555 people died.
The deadliest year was 1987, with 182 deaths.
Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Venezuela.
46 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
135
Records
17
Fatal
555
Deaths
13%
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1982 to 2026
Period
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89 of 135 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 135 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1987 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Romulus, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 154 |
| 10 Dec 2005 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | Sosoliso Airlines | Fatal | 107 |
| 2 Feb 1998 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Philippine Isla, Philippines | Cebu Pacific Airline | Fatal | 104 |
| 10 Oct 1997 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay | Austral Airlines | Fatal | 75 |
| 31 Aug 1986 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Cerritos, California, United States | - | Fatal | 67 |
| 15 Nov 1987 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 28 |
| 3 Dec 1990 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14 | Romulus, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 8 |
| 15 Apr 2008 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 | Goma, Congo | Hewa Bora | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Nov 1994 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Bridgeton, Missouri, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Feb 1991 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Ryan International Airlines | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Mar 1989 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-33F | Saginaw, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Jul 2008 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 | Saltillo, Mexico | USA Jet Airlines Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Oct 1990 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 | Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Feb 1989 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32F | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Feb 2026 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 | MaiquetÃa, Venezuela | Laser Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 2023 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Kermanshah, Iran | Zagros Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2022 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 | Maiquetia, Venezuela | - | Unknown | - |
| 19 Oct 2021 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-87 (MD-87) | Brookshire, Texas, United States | 987 Investments, LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2021 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 | Maiquetia, Venezuela | - | Unknown | - |
| 20 Apr 2018 | McDonnell Douglas DC 9 83(MD-83) | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | Caribbean Sun Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2017 | McDonnell Douglas DC 9 33F | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Everts Air | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 2017 | McDonnell Douglas DC 9 83(MD-83) | Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Texas, United States | American Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 2015 | McDonnell Douglas DC 9 82(MD-82) | San Luis Potosi, Mexico | Everts Air Fuel | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2015 | McDonnell Douglas DC 9 83(MD-83) | St Petersburg, Florida, United States | Allegiant Air LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 2011 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Delta Air Lines | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2011 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) | Apache Junction, Arizona, United States | Allegiant Air LLC | Unknown | - |
| 17 Apr 2010 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 2008 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 | Los Angeles Intl Airport, California, United States | American Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2008 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | Northwest Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 2007 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 | Ontario, California, United States | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2007 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 2007 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) | Sanford, Florida, United States | Allegiant Air LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2006 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 | Long Beach, California, United States | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2006 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2006 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Denver, Colorado, United States | American Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 2005 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Denver, Colorado, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2005 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 2004 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Denver, Colorado, United States | American Airlines, Incorporated | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2004 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2004 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14 | Mexico City, Mexico | - | Unknown | - |
| 16 Jul 2004 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Sheridan, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 May 2004 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) | Near St. Louis, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2003 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 2 Sep 2003 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Jamaica, New York, United States | American Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2003 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-81 | Greeley, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 2003 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) | DFW Airport, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 2002 | McDonnell Douglas DC 9-32 | Monterrey, Mexico | Aerovias de Mexico S.A. | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2002 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2002 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Vanguard Airlines Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 2002 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-41 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |