1991 Event Nigerian DC-8 crashes near Saudi-Arabia, 261 die 1989 Event Suriname SLM-173 (DC-8) crashes near Paramaribo Airport killing 173 1985 Event DC-8 crashes near Gander, Newfoundland; 258 die 1978 Event 183 die as Icelandic Airlines DC-8 crashes in Colombo, Sri Lanka 1976 Event Cubans DC-8 crashes after bomb attack 1974 Event Dutch DC-8 charter crashes in Sri Lanka killing 191 Moslem pilgrims 1972 Event Alitalia DC-8 crashes west of Palermo Sicily; killing 115 1970 Event Air Canada DC-8 crashes 7 miles from Toronto's airport killing 109 1961 Event Dutch DC-8 crashes after takeoff at Lisbon, 62 die 1955 Event KLM orders 8 DC-8's
