McDonnell Douglas DC-9 — safety record, routes and airlines
The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 is a jet aircraft built by McDonnell Douglas, with a typical range of 3,030 km.
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About the McDonnell Douglas DC-9
McDonnell Douglas DC-9 is a jet aircraft built by McDonnell Douglas, with a typical range of 3,030 km.
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Is the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 safe?
The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 has 12 occurrences in our most recent five-year window. It has 63 hull losses and 537 recorded occurrences in total. 74 of them were fatal, the most recent in 2014. These are counts from the public record, not a rating: they reflect how widely a type flies as much as how it performs, and they do not predict any individual flight. The methodology page explains how we count.
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McDonnell Douglas DC-9 — safety & facts
Safety record
- Occurrences, last 5 years
- 12
- Airworthiness directives
- 9
- Recorded occurrences
- 537
- Hull losses
- 63
- Fatal accidents
- 74
- Total fatalities
- 2,802
- Last fatal accident
- 2014
- Records span
- 1966–2026
- Fatal accidents in the US per 1M US departures
- 0.000 (2016–2025, US flights)
Based on 537 occurrences across NTSB, ASN, MAK, ATSB & Wikidata records. See full safety record →
Key facts
- Manufacturer
- McDonnell Douglas
- Typical seats
- 80-135 pax
- Range
- 3,030 km
- First flight
- 1965-02