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 Unknown/Not Reported.

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

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 Unknown/Not Reported 1 Colombia 1 Other-Foreign Countries 1 Argentina 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
23 Jun 1976	Douglas DC-9 N994VJ	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	U.s. Air	Serious injuries	-
1 Apr 1976	Douglas DC-9 N9333	Spokane, Washington, United States no coordinates	Hughes Airwest	No injuries	-
29 Nov 1975	Douglas DC-9 N994Z	St Louis, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Ozark Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
29 Sep 1975	Douglas DC-9 N1265L	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
3 Aug 1975	Douglas DC-9 N1292L	Syracuse, New York, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
19 Dec 1974	Douglas DC-9 N8910E	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Nov 1974	Douglas DC-9 N8975E	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
5 Nov 1974	Douglas DC-9 N960VJ	Boston, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	U.s. Air	Minor injuries	-
1 Sep 1974	Douglas DC-9 N8962E	Meridian, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
20 Apr 1974	Douglas DC-9 N3302L	St.louis, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Southern Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
6 Apr 1974	Douglas DC-9 N971NE	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Feb 1974	Douglas DC-9 N1262L	Pontiac, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
15 Feb 1974	Douglas DC-9 N1288L	Alexandria, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
21 Dec 1973	Douglas DC-9 N3338L	Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
17 Dec 1973	Douglas DC-9 N8978E	Greensboro, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
27 Nov 1973	Douglas DC-9 N3323L	Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
27 Nov 1973	Douglas DC-9 N8967E	North Canton, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
13 Sep 1973	Douglas DC-9 N8966E	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
31 Jul 1973	Douglas DC-9 N3310L	Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
22 Jun 1973	Douglas DC-9 N9338	Spokane, Washington, United States no coordinates	Hughes Airwest	No injuries	-
1 Apr 1973	Douglas DC-9 N33247	New York-Atlanta, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
8 Jan 1973	Douglas DC-9 N1291L	Baltimore, Maryland, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
3 Jul 1972	Douglas DC-9 N967PR	San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
1 Jul 1972	Douglas DC-9 N8944	Washington, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
14 Jun 1972	Douglas DC-9 N8906E	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Southern Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
10 May 1972	Douglas DC-9 N8916E	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
19 Mar 1972	Douglas DC-9 N1275L	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
13 Feb 1972	Douglas DC-9 N994VJ	Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	U.s. Air	No injuries	-
9 Oct 1971	Douglas DC-9 N3308L	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	-
24 Aug 1971	Douglas DC-9 N967PR	Barbados, Other-Foreign Countries no coordinates	Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
18 Aug 1971	Douglas DC-9 N3316L	Savannah, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
23 Jun 1971	Douglas DC-9 N937F	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Overseas National Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
18 Jun 1971	Douglas DC-9 N1070T	Flushing, New York, United States no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
1 Jun 1971	Douglas DC-9 N8924E	New Haven, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
22 May 1971	Douglas DC-9 N1304T	McAllen, Texas, United States no coordinates	Texas International Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
21 May 1971	Douglas DC-9 N8962E	Baltimore, Maryland, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Apr 1971	Douglas DC-9 N8922E	Boston, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
29 Dec 1970	Douglas DC-9 N895E	Greensboro, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
8 Sep 1970	Douglas DC-9 N3329L	Louisville, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
19 Mar 1970	Douglas DC-9 N913	Birmingham, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
11 Jan 1970	Douglas DC-9 N1308T	Harlingen, Texas, United States no coordinates	Texas International Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
14 Dec 1969	Douglas DC-9 N974VJ	Nashville, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	U.s. Air	No injuries	-
17 Oct 1969	Douglas DC-9 N9330	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	Hughes Airwest	No injuries	-
29 Aug 1969	Douglas DC-9 N8917	Denver, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Continental Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
19 Aug 1969	Douglas DC-9 N8919E	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
18 Aug 1969	Douglas DC-9 N895	Eglin Af Base, Florida, United States no coordinates	Southern Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Aug 1969	Douglas DC-9 N977Z	Chantilly, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Ozark Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Aug 1969	Douglas DC-9 N938PR	St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States no coordinates	Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
9 Jun 1969	Douglas DC-9 N8946E	Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
11 May 1969	Douglas DC-9 N8904E	St.louis, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-