The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (initially known as the Douglas DC-9) is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner. It was first manufactured in 1965 with its first flight later that year. The DC-9 was designed for the frequent, short flights. The final DC-9 was delivered in October 1982.
The DC-9 was followed in subsequent modified forms by the MD-80, MD-90 and Boeing 717. As of May 23, 2006, with the final two deliveries of the 717, production of the DC-9 aircraft family has ceased after 41 years.

Variants

Main article: McDonnell Douglas C-9 Military and Government

Main article: McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90 Specifications
"Airliners Historical Overviews/Aircraft Specifications/Crash Statistics" contains a list of DC-9 hull losses.[1]

On February 15, 1970, A Dominicana de Aviacion DC-9 crashed after taking off from Santo Domingo due to mechanical failures. The crash killed all 101 passengers and crew.
On November 14, 1970, Southern Airways Flight 932 DC-9 carried 37 members of the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team, eight members of the coaching staff, 25 boosters, and several others. It crashed onto a hill near Tri-State Airport, Huntington, West Virginia. All 75 on board were killed.
On January 26, 1972, Jugoslovenski Aero Transport flight JU364 DC-9-32 (registration: YU-AHT) had been deliberately destroyed in flight by a bomb placed on the aircraft. The only survivor was a flight attendant, Vesna Vulović, and currently holds the world's longest fall without a parachute when she fell from 33,000 ft (10,160 m) inside the tail section of the airplane and survived.
On September 10, 1976, an Inex-Adria Aviopromet DC-9 collided with a British Airways Trident over the Croatian village of Vrbovec, killing all 176 people aboard both aircraft.
On June 26, 1978, a DC-9 carrying Air Canada Flight 189 overran the runway in Toronto after a blown tire aborted the takeoff. 2 of 107 passengers and crew were killed.
On December 1, 1981, an Inex-Adria Aviopromet MD-81 crashed into Corsica's Mt. San Pietro during a holding pattern for landing at Ajaccio's Campo dell'Oro Airport. All 180 passengers and crew were killed.
On June 2, 1983, a DC-9 carrying Air Canada Flight 797 had an electrical fire in the aft lavatory during flight, resulting in an emergency landing at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. During emergency egress, the sudden influx of oxygen caused a flash fire throughout the cabin, resulting in the deaths of 23 of the 41 passengers. All five crew members survived.
On August 31, 1986, Aeromexico Flight 498 collided in mid-air with a Piper Cherokee over the city of Cerritos, California, then crashed into the city, killing all 67 aboard both aircraft 15 people on the ground, and all 4 in the small plane.
On 3 December 1990, Northwest Airlines Flight 1482 went on the wrong taxiway in dense fog at Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW). It entered the active runway instead of taxiway instructed by ATC. It collided with a Northwest B727 on take off. Nine people were killed.