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

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 Mexico 3 Pacific Ocean North Latitudes 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
29 Dec 1964	Douglas DC-8 N8601	Newark Nj, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
22 Dec 1964	Douglas DC-8 N810PA	New York Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
30 Oct 1964	Douglas DC-8 N8609	New York Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
29 Oct 1964	Douglas DC-8 N8007U	Z, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
23 Sep 1964	Douglas DC-8 N8612	San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	-
22 Sep 1964	Douglas DC-8 N875C	Miami Florida, Florida, United States no coordinates	National Airlines, Inc	No injuries	-
26 Aug 1964	Douglas DC-8 N803E	Dallas Texas, Texas, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
24 Jul 1964	Douglas DC-8 N8609	Gainesville Fla, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
23 Jul 1964	Douglas DC-8 N7183	Los Angeles Calif, California, United States no coordinates	National Airlines, Inc	No injuries	-
30 Jun 1964	Douglas DC-8 N7181C	Jamaica L I N Y, New York, United States no coordinates	National Airlines, Inc	No injuries	-
26 Jun 1964	Douglas DC-8 N8015U	Cleveland Ohio, Ohio, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
8 Jun 1964	Douglas DC-8 N804PA	New York Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
5 May 1964	Douglas DC-8 N804E	Kress City Texas, Texas, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
22 Mar 1964	Douglas DC-8 N8276H	Buenos, South America no coordinates	Pan American-Grace Airways, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
11 Mar 1964	Douglas DC-8 N80610	Philadelphia Pa, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
13 Feb 1964	Douglas DC-8 N8604	San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
22 Jan 1964	Douglas DC-8 N7605	Philadelphia Pa, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
4 Dec 1963	Douglas DC-8 N8601	Lakeland, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
9 Nov 1963	Douglas DC-8 N8603	Houston, Texas, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
21 Aug 1963	Douglas DC-8 N8601	Orlando, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
28 Jul 1963	Douglas DC-8 N8037U	Des Moines, Iowa, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
23 Jun 1963	Douglas DC-8 N8617	Norfolk, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
22 Jan 1963	Douglas DC-8 N8029U	Bakersfield, California, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
14 Jan 1963	Douglas DC-8 N802E	Tampa, Florida, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
14 Jun 1962	Douglas DC-8 N812PA	Marco, Florida, United States no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
7 Apr 1962	Douglas DC-8 N8275H	Mexico City, Mexico no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
3 Feb 1962	Douglas DC-8 N8005U	New York, New York, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-