McDonnell Douglas MD-11 crashes

11 crashes involving the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 since 1997, with 259 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 11
• Fatal crashes: 6
• Fatalities: 259
• First recorded: July 31, 1997
• Most recent: November 4, 2025

Deadliest

1. September 2, 1998: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada (229 fatalities)
2. November 4, 2025: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Louisville-Muhammad Ali, Kentucky, USA, United States (14 fatalities)
3. April 15, 1999: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai, China (8 fatalities)
4. November 28, 2009: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Shanghai-Pudong, Shanghai, China (3 fatalities)
5. August 22, 1999: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, China (3 fatalities)

Countries

• China (3)
• United States (2)
• Brazil (1)
• Canada (1)
• Japan (1)
• Philippines (1)
• Saudi Arabia (1)
• South Korea (1)

Years

• 1999 (3)
• 2009 (2)
• 1997 (1)
• 1998 (1)
• 2010 (1)
• 2012 (1)
• 2016 (1)
• 2025 (1)

All crashes

• November 4, 2025: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Louisville-Muhammad Ali, Kentucky, USA, United States (14 fatalities)
• June 6, 2016: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Seoul-Incheon, Incheon, South Korea (0 fatalities)
• October 13, 2012: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Campinas-Viracopos, São Paulo, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• July 27, 2010: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Riyadh-King Khaled, Manţiqat ar Riyāḍ, Saudi Arabia (0 fatalities)
• November 28, 2009: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Shanghai-Pudong, Shanghai, China (3 fatalities)
• March 23, 2009: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Tokyo-Narita, Kantō, Japan (2 fatalities)
• October 17, 1999: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Subic Bay, Olongapo (Cubi Point NAS), Bataan, Philippines (0 fatalities)
• August 22, 1999: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, China (3 fatalities)
• April 15, 1999: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai, China (8 fatalities)
• September 2, 1998: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada (229 fatalities)
• July 31, 1997: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Newark, New Jersey, USA, United States (0 fatalities)