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 13 occurrences in our most recent five-year window, which puts its type score at 0 of 100. It has 53 hull losses and 479 recorded occurrences in total. That is a summary of the public safety record, not a prediction about any individual flight — the full arithmetic is on the methodology page.
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McDonnell Douglas DC-9 — safety & facts
Safety record
- Occurrences, last 5 years
- 13
- Airworthiness directives
- 9
- Recorded occurrences
- 479
- Hull losses
- 53
- Fatal accidents
- 83
- Total fatalities
- 3,117
- Records span
- 1966–2026
- Fatal accidents per 1M US departures
- 0.000 (2016–2025, US flights)
Based on 479 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