Incidents and Accidents
As of August 2010, the MD-90 has been involved in three incidents, including one hull-loss accident, with 1 fatality.
- Notable accidents and incidents
- On August 24, 1999 an UNI Air MD-90 caught fire after a passenger's carry-on luggage containing gasoline was ignited by a motorcycle battery contained in another passenger's carry-on luggage. One person was killed and 28 injured as a result of the cabin fire. The airliner was damaged beyond economic repair.
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