Incidents
- On 2 May 1970, ALM Flight 980 operated by ONA with a DC-9 named the Caribbean Queen, en route from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York to the tropical island of St. Maarten. A few attempts to land in bad weather forced the crew to ditch the Queen. The Caribbean Queen is still at the bottom of the sea.
- On 12 November 1975, an ONA DC-10 ferry flight suffered a bird strike while on take-off roll from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. The aircraft was destroyed. All passengers survived.
- On 2 January 1976, an ONA DC-10 suffered an engine problem just before landing in Istanbul, Turkey. The aircraft made an emergency landing and was destroyed. All passengers survived.
- On 13 September 1982, a DC-10-30 EC-DEG which was leased to Spantax, was destroyed by fire after a burst nose-wheel caused the captain to abort take-off in Malaga, Spain. 51 individuals were killed, with 352 surviving.
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