Fatal McDonnell Douglas MD11 Events
Other McDonnell Douglas Models DC9, DC10, MD80, MD90
The following events are those involving at least one passenger death where the aircraft flight had a direct or indirect role. Excluded would be events where the only passengers killed were stowaways, hijackers, or saboteurs.
- 6 April 1993; China Eastern Airlines MD11; near Aleutian Islands, USA: The crew accidentally deployed the leading edge slats in cruise. While trying to correct the initial pitching of the aircraft, the crew put the aircraft through several more oscillations. Two of the 248 passengers were killed during these maneuvers.
- 2 September 1998; Swissair MD11; near Halifax, Canada:
The aircraft was on a nonstop flight from New York's JFK airport to Geneva, Switzerland.
The aircraft crashed at night in the Atlantic Ocean close to shore about 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
All 15 crew members and 214 passengers were killed.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada Accident Synopsis
Transportation Safety Board of Canada Accident Report - 22 August 1999; China Airlines MD11; Hong Kong, China: The aircraft was landing in Hong Kong at night and during a storm after a flight from Bangkok. The aircraft struck the runway and came to rest upside down and on fire. All 15 crew members survived, but three of the 300 passengers were killed.
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Fatal McDonnell Douglas MD11 Events
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