Aviation Crash Map

McDonnell Douglas MD-88 accidents

The NTSB database holds 29 accidents and incidents involving the McDonnell Douglas MD-88, recorded between 1988 to 2023. 1 of them were fatal (3%), and 2 people died.

The deadliest year was 1996, with 2 deaths.

Most of these records are from United States and Mexico.

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

29
Records
1
Fatal
2
Deaths
3%
Share fatal
1988 to 2023
Period
Show these on the map 22 of 29 have coordinates

By decade

1980s 1
1990s 14
2000s 6
2010s 7
2020s 1

Where these happened

United States 28 Mexico 1

Operators involved

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 5 Delta Air Lines 4 Delta Airlines 4 Delta Airlines, Inc. 2 USA Jet Airlines Inc 1

All 29 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
6 Jul 1996 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N927DA
 Pensacola, Florida, United States - Fatal 2
24 Mar 2023 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N834US
 Saltillo, Mexico USA Jet Airlines Inc No injuries -
12 Dec 2017 McDonnell Douglas MD 88
N924DL
 Detroit, Michigan, United States Delta Air Lines No injuries -
24 Jan 2016 McDonnell Douglas MD 88
N908DE
 Newark, New Jersey, United States Delta Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
5 Mar 2015 McDonnell Douglas MD 88
N909DL
 New York, New York, United States Delta Air Lines No injuries -
31 Jan 2014 McDonnell Douglas MD 88
N921DL
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States Delta Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
13 Jun 2013 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N995DL
 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Delta Air Lines Inc No injuries -
7 Oct 2011 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N922DL
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States Delta Air Lines Inc No injuries -
18 Jul 2010 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N990DL
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Airlines Inc No injuries -
18 Feb 2008 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N935DL
 Austin, Texas, United States - No injuries -
14 May 2005 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N949DL
 Denver, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
22 Apr 2003 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N974DL
 Denver, Colorado, United States - Minor injuries -
2 Jul 2002 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N911DL
 Houston, Texas, United States Delta Airlines No injuries -
15 Mar 2001 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N996DL
 Tucson, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
24 Mar 2000 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N944DL
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
18 Sep 1999 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N947DL
 Covington, Kentucky, United States - No injuries -
27 Dec 1998 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N907DE
 Dfw Airport, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
3 Nov 1998 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N919DL
 Covington, Kentucky, United States - Serious injuries -
11 Oct 1998 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N997DL
 Covington, Kentucky, United States - No injuries -
13 May 1997 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N984DL
 Flushing, New York, United States - Serious injuries -
12 Nov 1996 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N918DL
 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Airlines No injuries -
19 Oct 1996 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N914DL
 Flushing, New York, United States Delta Air Lines, Inc. Minor injuries -
4 Feb 1996 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N957DL
 Denver, Colorado, United States Delta Air Lines Minor injuries -
6 Jan 1995 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N981DL
 Monroe, Louisiana, United States Delta Airlines Serious injuries -
27 Jul 1993 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N948DL
 Charleston, South Carolina, United States - No injuries -
15 Aug 1992 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N956DL
 Dfw Airport, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Airlines No injuries -
20 Nov 1991 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N908DL
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
6 May 1991 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N938DL
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Air Lines Serious injuries -
1 Aug 1988 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
N924DL
 Pensacola, Florida, United States - No injuries -