| 2001-12-14 | Uncommanded roll, Douglas DC-8-71F, December 14, 2001 |
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| 2001-04-26 | Wheels-up landing, Douglas DC-8-71F, April 26, 2001 |
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| 2001-01-16 | Tower near-miss, Douglas DC-8-71F, January 16, 2001 |
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| 2000-04-27 | Separation of engine cowling, Douglas DC-8-62F, April 27, 2000 |
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| 2000-02-19 | Loss of engine cowlings, Douglas DC-8-63F, February 19, 2000 |
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| 2000-02-16 | Loss of Pitch Control on Takeoff, Emery Worldwide Airlines, Flight 17, McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71F, N8079U, Rancho Cordova, California, February 16, 2000 |
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| 1999-12-17 | Ground collision between a Douglas DC-8 and DC-10, Indianapolis, December 17, 1999 |
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| 1998-07-18 | Hard landing and wheel separation, Douglas DC-8-63F, July 18, 1998 |
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| 1998-04-29 | CO2 incapacitation, Douglas DC-8-51, 1998-04-29 |
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| 1997-11-20 | Starter fire, Douglas DC-8F-55, November 20, 1997 |
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| 1997-08-07 | Uncontrolled Impact With Terrain, Fine Airlines Flight 101, Douglas DC-8-61, N27UA, Miami, Florida, August 7, 1997 |
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| 1997-07-04 | Cracked main landing gear cylinder, Douglas DC-8-61, July 4, 1997 |
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| 1997-03-11 | Elevator failure, Douglas DC-8-71, March 11, 1997 |
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| 1996-12-30 | Runway excursion, Douglas DC-8-62, Orlando, December 30, 1996 |
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| 1996-12-22 | Uncontrolled Flight Into Terrain , Abx Air (Airborne Express), Douglas DC-8-63, N827AX, Narrows, Virginia, December 22, 1996 |
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| 1995-02-16 | Uncontrolled Collision with Terrain, Air Transport International, Douglas DC-8-63, N782AL, Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, Missouri, February 16, 1995 |
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| 1994-11-30 | Tail stand collapse, Douglas 8-71F, November 30, 1994 |
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| 1994-03-15 | Pilot incapacitation, Douglas DC-8-61 |
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| 1993-08-18 | Uncontrolled Collision with Terrain, American International Airways Flight 808, Douglas DC-8-61, N814CK, US Naval Air Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, August 18, 1993 |
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| 1993-01-15 | Uncontained engine failure, Douglas DC-8-55, January 15, 1993 |
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| 1992-02-15 | Loss of control and crash, Air Transport International, Inc. Flight 805, Douglas DC-8-63, N794AL, Swanton, Ohio, February 15, 1992 |
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| 1983-10-25 | Runway excursion, Flying Tigers, Inc., Flight 2468, McDonnell Douglas DC8-63, N797FT, Chambers Field, Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, October 25, 1983 |
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| 1983-01-11 | Loss of control on takeoff, United Airlines Flight 2885, N8053U, McDonnell Douglas DC-8-54F, Detroit, Michigan, January 11, 1983 |
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| 1978-12-28 | Fuel starvation, United Airlines, Inc., McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-61, N8082U, Portland, Oregon, December 28, 1978 |
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| 1977-12-18 | Controlled Flight into Terrain, United Airlines, Inc., DC-8F-54, N8047U, near Kaysville, Utah, December 18, 1977 |
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| 1977-01-13 | Crash on takeoff, Japan Air Lines Co., Ltd., McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-62F, JA 8054, Anchorage, Alaska, January 13, 1977 |
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| 1975-09-20 | Runway overrun, Airlift International, Inc., McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-63F, N6161A, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York, September 20, 1975 |
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| 1973-09-08 | Controlled Flight into Terrain, World Airways, Inc., DC-8-63F, N802WA, King Cove, Alaska, September 8, 1973 |
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| 1973-06-23 | Landed short, Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines, Inc., Douglas DC-8-61, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York, June 23, 1973 |
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| 1973-06-20 | Gear fire, Overseas National Airways, Inc., McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63, N863F, Bangor, Maine, June 20, 1973 |
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| 1970-11-27 | Runway overrun, Capitol International Airways, Inc., DC-8-63F, N4909C, Anchorage, Alaska, November 27, 1970 |
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| 1970-09-15 | Hard landing, Alitalia Airlines, McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-62, I-DIWZ (Italian Registry), John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York, September 15, 1970 |
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| 1970-09-08 | Loss of control, Trans International Airlines Corp., Ferry Flight 863, Douglas DC-8-63F, N4863T, J. F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, September 8, 1970 |
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| 1970-07-27 | Runway underrun, Flying Tiger Line, Inc., Douglas DC-8-63F, N785FT, Naha Air Base, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, July 27, 1970 |
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| 1969-10-16 | Runway overrun, Seaboard World Airlines, Inc., Douglas DC-8-63F, N8634, Stockton Metropolitan Airport, Stockton, California, October 16, 1969 |
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| 1969-01-13 | Descent into ocean, Scandinavian Airlines System, McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-62, LN-M00, (Norwegian Registry) in Santa Monica Bay, Approximately 6 miles off Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California, January 13, 1969 |
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| 1968-11-22 | Accidental ditching, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., DC-8-62, JA8032, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, California, November 22, 1968 |
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| 1967-03-20 | Crashed short, Delta Air Lines, Inc., DC-8, N802E, New Orleans International Airport, Kenner, Louisiana, March 30, 1967 |
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| 1965-12-25 | Uncontained engine failure, Japan Air Lines, Ltd., Douglas DC-8-33, JA-8006, San Francisco, California, December 25, 1965 |
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| 1965-12-25 | Uncontained engine failure, Japan Air Lines Company, Ltd., Douglas DC-8-33, JA-8006, San Francisco, California, December 25, 1965 |
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