Accident records / MCDONNELL DOUGLAS accidents

Every civil aviation accident the National Transportation Safety Board has published, from 1962 to the present, newest first. Pick a value on any row to narrow the list; counts on a row reflect the rows above it. n is accidents, not flights, and nothing here is a rate.

1–50 of 855, newest first

ReportTailAircraftDateSeverityCause
DCA26WA281 EX-80003 2026-07-07 None Takeoff Landing gear collapse
CEN26LA204 N160MT 2026-05-28 Minor Takeoff Loss of engine power (partial)
WPR26LA188 N952SF
500
2026-05-14 Minor Maneuvering-hover Dynamic rollover
DCA26WA172 YV3499 2026-03-31 None Initial climb Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
DCA26WA136 YV2923 2026-02-22 None Takeoff Birdstrike
CEN26LA097 N4NH 2026-01-20 None Takeoff Loss of engine power (partial)
CEN26LA060 N28MD 2025-12-12 Serious Approach-VFR pattern downwind Loss of engine power (total)
DCA26MA024 N259UP 2025-11-04 Fatal Takeoff Part(s) separation from AC
DCA26WA029 EP-TBF 2025-11-04 None Enroute-climb to cruise Loss of engine power (partial)
CEN26FA022 N8610X 2025-10-17 Fatal Takeoff Unknown or undetermined
GAA25WA129 N511VA
600
2025-03-21 None Maneuvering Unknown or undetermined
CEN25LA103 N78WT 2025-02-24 Minor Approach-VFR pattern downwind Loss of engine power (total)
CEN24LA377 N8372F 2024-09-30 None Autorotation Hard landing
DCA24WA310 YV647T 2024-09-20 — Enroute Electrical system malf/failure
CEN24LA271 N609RP 2024-07-16 Serious Maneuvering-low-alt flying Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)
WPR24LA243 N473E 2024-07-13 None Maneuvering-hover Loss of tail rotor effectiveness
WPR24LA239 N540HH
369
2024-07-09 None Landing-flare/touchdown Dynamic rollover
ERA24LA202 N1855M 2024-04-28 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
DCA24WA193 YV2923 2024-04-28 — Pushback/towing Fire/smoke (non-impact)
DCA24WA173 5N-BKI 2024-04-23 None Landing-landing roll Runway excursion
DCA24WA098 5Y-AXL 2024-02-09 None Landing-flare/touchdown Runway excursion
ANC24LA012 N545PH 2024-01-25 None Takeoff Dynamic rollover
ERA24LA027 N71CB 2023-10-28 None Initial climb Aerodynamic stall/spin
CEN23LA404 N8372F 2023-09-07 None Autorotation Hard landing
CEN23LA389 N530JR 2023-08-31 None Autorotation Hard landing
CEN23LA300 N827JA 2023-07-12 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
GAA23WA186 XC-LPY 2023-06-27 None Landing Landing gear not configured
CEN23LA252 N299KD 2023-06-20 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
CEN23LA157 N39GC 2023-04-11 Minor Landing Loss of control on ground
GAA23WA085 ZK-IES
500
2023-03-02 Serious Maneuvering-low-alt flying Loss of engine power (total)
DCA23WA136 EP-ZAA 2023-01-23 None Enroute-cruise Pressure/environ sys malf/fail
ERA23LA053 N30RK 2022-11-02 Minor Enroute Fuel exhaustion
WPR23FA007 N887QR 2022-10-04 Fatal Enroute Unknown or undetermined
GAA22WA291 C-IYDD 2022-09-24 Fatal Enroute Loss of control in flight
DCA22WA187 YV3465 2022-08-21 — Takeoff Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
CEN22LA283 N10236 2022-06-24 None Initial climb Fuel starvation
DCA22FA132 HI-1064 2022-06-21 Minor Landing-landing roll Landing gear collapse
DCA22WA093 YV2923 2022-03-05 — Takeoff Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
DCA22WA094 YV1240 2022-02-25 — Initial climb Pressure/environ sys malf/fail
WPR22FA101 N521HB 2022-02-20 Fatal Maneuvering-low-alt flying Loss of tail rotor effectiveness
WPR22LA102 N121DD 2022-02-20 None Takeoff Loss of control on ground
GAA22WA055 HB-ZBM
500
2021-12-18 Minor Maneuvering Loss of engine power (total)
CEN22LA063 N911PH 2021-12-02 None Landing-flare/touchdown Hard landing
DCA22MA009 N987AK 2021-10-19 Serious Takeoff Flight control sys malf/fail
ANC21LA083 N125KW 2021-09-07 Minor Takeoff Roll over
CEN21LA386 N169BF 2021-08-25 None Enroute-cruise Fuel exhaustion
GAA21WA209 VH-YEL 2021-08-18 Fatal Enroute-cruise Unknown or undetermined
DCA21LA210 N296UP 2021-08-12 None Landing-aborted after touchdown Tailstrike
ERA21LA262 N371EE 2021-06-18 Serious Maneuvering-hover Low altitude operation/event
WPR21LA185 N972BW 2021-05-06 None Takeoff Collision during takeoff/land