▁off . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁a ▁Mc D onn ell ▁Douglas ▁DC - 9 - 1 5 ▁crash ed ▁after ▁take off ▁from ▁Philadelphia ▁International ▁Airport . ▁Both ▁pil ots ▁on ▁board ▁surv ived , ▁but ▁the ▁aircraft ▁was ▁substantial ly ▁dam aged ▁and ▁written ▁off . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Air bor ne ▁Express ▁Fl ight ▁ 1 2 4 , ▁a ▁Mc D onn ell ▁Douglas ▁DC - 9 - 3 1 , ▁was ▁back ▁tax i ing ▁on ▁Run way ▁ 0 9 / 2 7 ▁at ▁Stewart ▁International ▁Airport ▁during ▁d eter ior ating ▁weather ▁condition , ▁when ▁an ▁Em ery ▁World wide ▁( oper ating ▁as ▁Rosen bal m ▁A viation ▁Fl ight ▁ 7 4 ) ▁Douglas ▁DC - 8 - 6 3 F , ▁land ed ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁run way ▁without ▁clear ance , ▁The ▁DC - 9 ' s ▁tail ▁was ▁struck ▁by ▁the ▁DC - 8 ' s ▁wing . ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁fatal ities ▁and ▁both ▁aircraft ▁were ▁rep a ired ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁service . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁a ▁C ess na ▁ 2 0 8 ▁Car avan ▁crash ed ▁after ▁take off ▁from ▁Bur ling ton ▁International ▁Airport . ▁The ▁pilot ▁and ▁the ▁passenger , ▁the ▁aircraft ' s ▁only ▁occup ants , ▁were ▁both ▁killed . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁fatal