Douglas DC-10 crashes

37 crashes involving the Douglas DC-10 since 1973, with 1,684 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 37
Fatal crashes: 17
Fatalities: 1,684
First recorded: December 17, 1973
Most recent: October 28, 2016

Deadliest

March 3, 1974: Douglas DC-10, Ermenonville Oise, France (346 fatalities)
May 25, 1979: Douglas DC-10, Chicago-O'Hare Illinois, United States (273 fatalities)
November 28, 1979: Douglas DC-10, Ross Island, Antarctica (257 fatalities)
September 19, 1989: Douglas DC-10, Niger (170 fatalities)
July 19, 1989: Douglas DC-10, Sioux City-Gateway, Iowa, USA, United States (111 fatalities)

Countries

Years

1989 (5)
1982 (4)
1979 (3)
1983 (2)
1987 (2)
1988 (2)
1993 (2)
1996 (2)
2006 (2)
1973 (1)
1974 (1)
1975 (1)

All crashes

October 28, 2016: Douglas DC-10, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
May 6, 2009: Douglas DC-10, Baltimore-Washington-Thurgood Marshall, Maryland, United States (0 fatalities)
July 28, 2006: Douglas DC-10, Memphis, Tennessee, United States (0 fatalities)
June 4, 2006: Douglas DC-10, Managua-Augusto Cesar Sandino-Las Mercedes, Managua City District, Nicaragua (0 fatalities)
July 1, 2005: Douglas DC-10, Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh (0 fatalities)
April 28, 2004: Douglas DC-10, Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (0 fatalities)
December 18, 2003: Douglas DC-10, Memphis, Tennessee, United States (0 fatalities)
April 30, 2000: Douglas DC-10, Entebbe, Central, Uganda (0 fatalities)
December 21, 1999: Douglas DC-10, Guatemala City-La Aurora, Guatemala (18 fatalities)
September 5, 1996: Douglas DC-10, Newburgh-Stewart, New York, United States (0 fatalities)
June 13, 1996: Douglas DC-10, Fukuoka, Kyūshū, Japan (3 fatalities)
November 26, 1993: Douglas DC-10, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini, Buenos Aires City, Argentina (0 fatalities)
April 14, 1993: Douglas DC-10, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
December 21, 1992: Douglas DC-10, Faro, Algarve, Portugal (56 fatalities)
September 19, 1989: Douglas DC-10, Niger (170 fatalities)
July 27, 1989: Douglas DC-10, Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya (80 fatalities)
July 27, 1989: Douglas DC-10, Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya (80 fatalities)
July 19, 1989: Douglas DC-10, Sioux City-Gateway, Iowa, USA, United States (111 fatalities)
July 19, 1989: Douglas DC-10, Sioux City-Gateway, Iowa, United States (111 fatalities)
May 21, 1988: Douglas DC-10, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
May 21, 1988: Douglas DC-10, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
January 10, 1987: Douglas DC-10, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
January 10, 1987: Douglas DC-10, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
December 23, 1983: Douglas DC-10, Anchorage-Ted Stevens Intl, Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
December 23, 1983: Douglas DC-10, Anchorage-Ted Stevens Intl, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
September 13, 1982: Douglas DC-10, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain (50 fatalities)
September 13, 1982: Douglas DC-10, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain (50 fatalities)
January 23, 1982: Douglas DC-10, Boston-Logan, Massachusetts, United States (2 fatalities)
January 23, 1982: Douglas DC-10, Boston-Logan, Massachusetts, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
November 28, 1979: Douglas DC-10, Ross Island, Antarctica (257 fatalities)
October 31, 1979: Douglas DC-10, Mexico City-Benito Juarez Federal District of Mexico City, Mexico (73 fatalities)
May 25, 1979: Douglas DC-10, Chicago-O'Hare Illinois, United States (273 fatalities)
March 1, 1978: Douglas DC-10, Los Angeles California, United States (2 fatalities)
January 2, 1976: Douglas DC-10, Istanbul-Yeşilköy Marmara Region, Türkiye (0 fatalities)
November 12, 1975: Douglas DC-10, New York-JFK New York, United States (0 fatalities)
March 3, 1974: Douglas DC-10, Ermenonville Oise, France (346 fatalities)
December 17, 1973: Douglas DC-10, Boston-Logan Massachusetts, United States (0 fatalities)