16 December 1960 - United Air Lines DC-8-11 N8013U named Mainliner Will Rogers and operating Flight 826 collided in mid-air with a Trans World Airlines Constellation over Brooklyn, New York, United States.[1] The crash killed all 128 people on the two aircraft and six on the ground
19 January 1961 - Aeronaves de Mexico DC-8-21 XA-SAS named 20 de Noviembre was damaged beyond repair following an aborted take off at Idlewild Airport, New York, United States.[1]
30 May 1961 - KLM DC-8-53 PH-DCL named Dridtjof Nansen was operating Viasa Flight 897 on leased to VIASA when it crashed into the sea while enroute between Lisbon, Portugal and Santa Maria in the Azores.[1] All 47 passengers and 14 crew on board the Douglas DC-8 were killed.
11 July 1961 - United Air Lines DC-8-12 N8040U was damaged beyond repair after running of runway at Denver, Colorado, United States.[1]
7 July 1962 - Alitalia DC-8-43 I-DIWD crashed on approach to Bombay, India.[1]
20 August 1962 - Panair do Brasil DC-8-33 PP-PDT crashed into the sea after departing from Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport.[1] Of the 105 passengers and crew aboard, 15 died.
29 November 1963 - Trans Canada Air Lines CF-TJN was operating Flight 831 when it crashed at Therese de Blainville, Canada.[1] All 118 on board were killed.
25 February 1964 - Eastern Air Lines DC-8-21 N8607 was operating Flight 304 when it crashed into Lake Pontchartrain north of New Orleans.[1] All 51 passengers and 7 crew were killed
25 November 1965 - Trans Caribbean Airways N8784R named Barbara Henry II was destroyed by fire at Miami, Florida, United States.[1]
4 March 1966 - Canadian Pacific Air Lines CF-CPK named Empress of Edmonton was operating Flight 402 when it was destroyed at Tokyo-Haneda, Japan.[1] Of the 62 passengers and 10 crew, only 8 passengers survived.
4 July 1966 - Air New Zealand DC-8-52 ZK-NZB crashed on take off at Auckland, New Zealand during a training flight.[1]
13 August 1966 - Aeronaves de Mexico XA-PEI named Tenochtitlan crashed in Mexico.[1]
24 December 1966 - Aeronaves de Mexico XA-NUS named Acapulco crashed into Lake Tescoco, Mexico.[1]
4 March 1967 - VARIG DC-8-33 PP-PEA was operating Flight 837 when it crashed on approach to Robertsfield, Monrovia.[1] Of the 71 passengers and 19 crew on board, 50 passengers and the flight engineer were killed.
19 May 1967 - Trans Canada Air Lines DC-8-54F crashed on approach to Ottawa, Canada.[1]
30 July 1967 - Delta Air Lines DC-8-51 N802E crashed into the Hilton Hotel in New Orleans, United States. [1]
28 April 1968 - Capitol International Airlines DC-8-31 N1802 crashed at Atlantic City, Ney Jersey, United States during crew training.[1]
29 June 1968 - KLM DC-8-53 PH-DCH name Orville Wright was destroyed in a hangar file at Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands.[1]
1 July 1968 - DC-8-63 N86731 was operating a military charter flight Seaboard World Airlines Flight 253A when it t was forced to land on one of the Soviet-controlled Kuril Islands with all 238 Americans aboard being detained for two days.
2 August 1968 - Alitalia DC-8-43 I-DIWF named Antoniotto Usodimare crahed north-west of Milan while on approach to Malpensa, Italy.[1]
13 January 1969 - Scandinavian Airlines System LN-MOO named Sverra Viking was operating Flight 933 when it crashed on approach to Los Angeles, California, United States.[1] Fifteen of the 45 on board were killed.
17 October 1969 - Seaboard World Airlines DC-8-63CF N8634 was destroyed by fire after overunning runway at Stockton, California, United States.[1]
1970s
19 April 1970 - Scandinavian Airlines System DC-8-62 SE-DBE named Anund Viking was destroyed by fire at Rome-Flumicino Airport, Italy while taxying for take off.[1]
5 July 1970 - Air Canada DC-8-63 CF-TIW operating Flight 621 crashed north of Toronto, Canada.[1] All 109 on board killed.
27 July 1970 - Flying Tiger Line DC-8-63AF N785FT crashed on approach to Okinawa, Japan.[1]
8 September 1970 - Trans International Airlines DC-8-63CF N4863T crashed on departure from John F Kennedy Airport, New York, United States.[1]
15 September 1970 - Alitalia DC-8-62 I-DIWZ named Gaetano Donizetto was damaged beyond repair following a landing at John F. Kennedy Airport, New York, United States.[1]
27 November 1970 - Capitol International Airways DC-8-63CF N4909C was destroyed following an aborted take off at Anchorage, Alaska, United States.[1]
5 May 1972 - Alitalia DC-8-43 I-DIWB named Antonio Pigafetta was operating Flight 112 when it crashed into Mount Lunga while on approach to Palermo, Italy.[1] All 115 on board killed.
14 June 1972 - Japan Air Lines DC-8-53 JA8012 named Akan crashed at Jaitour village while on approach to Delhi Airport, India.[1]
6 July 1972 - Aviaco DC-8-52 EC-ARA named Velaquez crashed into the sea near Las Palmas, Canary Islands.[1]
24 September 1972 - Japan Air Lines JA8013 named Haruna was operating Flight 472 when it was damaged beyond repair following a landing at Juha Airfield, Bombay, India. [1]
28 November 1972 - Japan Air Lines DC-8-62 JA8040 named Hilda was operating Flight 446 when it crashed on departure from Moscow-Sheremetyweo, Soviet Union.[1]
10 May 1973 - Thai Airways International DC-8-32 HS-TGU named Srisubhan overshot on landing at Katmandu, Nepal.[1]
21 June 1973 - Air Canada DC-8-53 CF-TIJ was destroyed by fire at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1]
8 September 1973 - World Airways DC-8-63CF N802WA crashed into Mount Dutton in Alaska, United States.[1]
23 March 1974 - Airlift International DC-8-63CF N6164A was destroyed by fire at Travis Air Force Base, United States.[1]
4 December 1974 - Martinair Holland DC-8-55F PH-MBH leased to Garuda Indonesia and operating Flight 138 when it crashed into Laxabana Hill in Sri Lanka.[1] All 191 on board were killed.
6 October 1976 - Cubana DC-8-43 CU-T1201 was operating Flight 455 when a bomb exploded causing the airliner to crash into the sea a few minutes after departing from Grantley Adams Airport, Barbados.[1] All 78 on board killed.
13 January 1977 - Japan Air Lines DC-8-62AF JA8054 crashed on take off from Anchorage, Alaska, United States.[1]
4 March 1977 - Overseas National Airways DC-8-63CF N8635 landed short of runway at Niamey, Nigeria.[1]
18 April 1977 - Philippine Airlines DC-8-53 RP-C803 was operating Philippine Airlines Flight 421 when during takeoff at Haneda, Japan it lifted off prematurely, banked, touched down, and ran off the runway tearing off the undercarriage and all 4 engines. There were no fatalities, however the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.[2]
27 September 1977 - Japan Air Lines DC-8-62 JA8051 was operating Flight 715 when it crashed in Malaysia.[1] Thirty-four of the 70 on board were killed.
11 December 1977 - Charlotte Aircraft Corporation DC-8-33F N8170A was destroyed by fire while being refueled at Lake City, Florida, United States.[1]
18 December 1977 - United Air Lines DC-8-54F N8047U crashed at Wasateh Mountains in Utah, United States.[1]
3 March 1978 - Iberia DC-8-63 EC-BMX was damaged beyond repair at Santiago de Compostela, Spain.[1]
15 November 1978 - Loftleider DC-8-63CF TF-FLA was opertating flight Flight 001 when it crashed after runway overrun at Colombo, Sri Lanka.[1]
28 December 1978 - United Air Lines DC-8-61 N8082U was operating Flight 173 when it crashed near Portland, Oregon, United States.[1] Ten of the 189 on board were killed.
8 October 1979 - Swissair DC-8-62 HB-IDE named Geneve was destroyed by fire at Athens, Greece after overunning runway on landing.[1]
1980s
1 August 1980 - Aeronaves del Peru DC-8-40 OB-R-1143 named San Martin de Porres crashed at Cerro Lilio in Mexico.[1]
12 September 1980 - Leased DC-8-33F N715UA of Aeronaves del Peru crashed at Iquitos, Peru.[1]
15 January 1981 - Overseas National Airways DC-8-61 N913R on lease to Saudia was destroyed in a hangar fire in Luxembourg.[1]
9 February 1982 - Japan Air Lines DC-8-61 JA8061 was operating Flight 350 when it crashed on approach to Haneda, Japan.[1] Twenty-four of the 174 on board were killed.
17 September 1982 - Japan Air Lines DC-8-61 named Hidaka was damaged beyond repair when it overshot runway at Shanghai, China.[1]
11 January 1983 - United Airlines DC-8-54F N8053U crashed following dual engine fire on departure from Detroit, Illinois, United States.[1]
10 March 1984 - Union de Transports Aeriens DC-8-63PF F-BOLL was destroyed by a bomb at Ndjamena, Tchad.[1]
18 September 1984 - AECA Aeroservicios Ecuatorianos DC-8-55F HC-BKN crashed on take off from Quito, Ecuador.[1]
18 September 1984 - LAC Columbia DC-8-53 HK-2380 named Capt Luis C Donaldo V was damaged beyond repair after leaving the runway at Barranquilla, Colombia.[1]
12 December 1985 - Arrow Air DC-8-63PF N950JW was operating Flight 1285 when it crashed on departure from Gander, Newfoundland.[1] All 256 on board killed.
31 March 1988 - Arax Airlines DC-8-55F 5N-ARH named Captain Ernie Trapaga crashed on departure from Cairo, Egypt.[1]
7 June 1989 - Surinam Airways DC-8-62 N1809E named Anthony Nesty was operating Flight 764 when it crashed on approach to Paramaribo, Surinam. [1] One-hundred Seventy-Six of the 187 on board were killed.
10 August 1989 - APISA Air Cargo DC-8-33F OB-T1316 named Jesus es Senor was damaged beyond repair after leaving runway at Iquitos, Peru. [1]
1990s
12 March 1991 - Air Transport International DC-8-62 N730PL was destroyed by fire on take off from JFK Airport, New York, United States.[1]
11 July 1991 - Nationair DC-8-61 C-GMXQ crashed on departure from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[1] It was operating Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 and all 261 on board were killed.
15 February 1992 - MK Air Cargo DC-8-54F 9K-MKB crashed on approach to Kano, Nigeria.[1]
15 February 1992 - Burlington Air Express DC-8-63 N794AL crashed on approach to Toledo Express Airport, Illinois, United States.[1]