Plane Crash List

McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 accidents

The NTSB database holds 92 accidents and incidents involving the McDonnell-Douglas DC-10, recorded between 1982 to 2009. 4 of them were fatal (4%), and 185 people died.

The deadliest year was 1989, with 111 deaths.

Most of these records are from United States, Netherlands and Colombia.

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

92
Records
4
Fatal
185
Deaths
4%
Share fatal
1982 to 2009
Period
Show these on the map 35 of 92 have coordinates

By decade

1980s 47
1990s 28
2000s 17

Where these happened

United States 68 Netherlands 3 Colombia 2 France 2 French Polynesia 1 Mexico 1

Operators involved

United Airlines 9 American Airlines 7 Continental Airlines 4 Northwest Airlines 3 World Airways, Inc. 3 American Airlines, Inc. 3

All 92 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
30 Dec 1988 McDonnell Douglas DC-10
N153AA
 Atlantic Ocean
no coordinates
 American Airlines No injuries -
12 Sep 1988 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N1830U
 Denver, Colorado, United States - Minor injuries -
21 May 1988 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
N136AA
 Dfw Airport, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 American Airlines Serious injuries -
30 Mar 1988 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40
N154US
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
10 Jan 1988 McDonnell Douglas DC-10
N142AA
 Dfw Airport, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
22 Nov 1987 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N121AA
 Newark, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 American Airlines No injuries -
7 Nov 1987 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-15
N1003N
 Tijuana, Mexico
no coordinates
 Aero Mexico Airlines Unknown -
28 Oct 1987 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N1813U
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 United Airlines No injuries -
5 Oct 1987 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40
N157US
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Northwest Airlines No injuries -
3 Aug 1987 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N113AA
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
27 Jun 1987 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
N391EA
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Airlines Minor injuries -
6 Jun 1987 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N105AA
 Los Angeles, California, United States
no coordinates
 American Airlines No injuries -
26 Mar 1987 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N151AA
 Tuba City, Arizona, United States American Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
25 Mar 1987 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N128AA
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 American Airlines Serious injuries -
10 Nov 1986 McDonnell Douglas DC-10
CGCPJ
 Adak, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
7 Nov 1986 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N68043
 Los Angeles, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
5 Oct 1986 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N1843U
 Seattle, Washington, United States - Unknown -
10 Aug 1986 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40
N184AT
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Unknown -
7 May 1986 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N109AA
 Dallas/Ftw Apt, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
3 Jan 1986 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N101AA
 Detroit, Michigan, United States American Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
8 Sep 1985 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N1842U
 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
no coordinates
 United Airlines Minor injuries -
3 Sep 1985 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N112AA
 Abilene, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
8 Aug 1985 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N111AA
 Detroit, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
27 Jun 1985 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N129AA
 San Juan
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
28 May 1985 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N108AA
 Jamaica, New York, United States - No injuries -
12 Dec 1984 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N117AA
 Jamaica, New York, United States - No injuries -
27 Oct 1984 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
N1852U
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
15 Sep 1984 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N124AA
 Dfw Airport, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
10 Jun 1984 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N1806U
 Los Angeles, California, United States - No injuries -
17 May 1984 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40
N150US
 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States - No injuries -
28 Feb 1984 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
LNRKB
 Jamaica, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Scandinavian Airlines Serious injuries -
1 Jan 1984 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
N82NA
 Atlantic Ocean
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
23 Dec 1983 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF
H7339
 Anchorage, Alaska, United States - Serious injuries -
8 Dec 1983 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N103AA
 Newark, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
12 Oct 1983 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N123AA
 Atlantic Ocean
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
1 Sep 1983 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
YV134
 Miami, Florida, United States - No injuries -
5 Jun 1983 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N68043
 Yuma, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
26 May 1983 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40
N154US
 Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Northwest Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
30 Dec 1982 McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-30
N137AA
 Thermal, California, United States American Airlines, Inc. Minor injuries -
22 Aug 1982 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F
N104WA
 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States World Airways, Inc. No injuries -
16 Jul 1982 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
N1815U
 Morton, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 United Airlines Serious injuries -
3 Feb 1982 McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-10
N1814U
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States United Airlines Inc. Serious injuries -