Plane Crash List

Boeing 727 accidents

The NTSB database holds 512 accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 727, recorded between 1964 to 2025. 29 of them were fatal (6%), and 1,318 people died.

The deadliest year was 1982, with 145 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (87 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Colombia and Brazil.

382 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

512
Records
29
Fatal
1,318
Deaths
6%
Share fatal
1964 to 2025
Period
Show these on the map 130 of 512 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 67
1970s 154
1980s 169
1990s 74
2000s 27
2010s 11
2020s 10

Where these happened

United States 452 Colombia 8 Brazil 4 Canada 4 Mexico 2 Venezuela 2

Operators involved

Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 55 American Airlines, Inc. 40 United Air Lines, Inc. 39 National Airlines, Inc 26 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 15 Northwest Airlines, Inc. 13

All 512 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
4 Jul 1995 Boeing 727-257
N712RC
 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Northwest Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
24 May 1995 Boeing 727-232
N489DA
 West Palm Beach, Florida, United States - No injuries -
19 May 1995 Boeing 727-227
N76752
 Brooksville, Florida, United States Continental Airlines Serious injuries -
3 Apr 1995 Boeing 727-276
XASIJ
 Dfw Airport, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
16 Mar 1995 Boeing 727-200
N295WA
 Alma, Georgia, United States - Serious injuries -
22 Nov 1994 Boeing 727-100
HCBRF
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
2 Apr 1994 Boeing 727-243
N59412
 Orlando, Florida, United States - No injuries -
15 Nov 1993 Boeing 727-227
N16762
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Continental Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
23 Mar 1993 Boeing 727-100
N107FE
 Newark, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 Federal Express, Inc. No injuries -
15 Mar 1993 Boeing 727-232
N527DA
 Guadalajara, Mexico
no coordinates
 Delta Air Lines Inc. No injuries -
9 Mar 1993 Boeing 727-200
N79754
 Houston, Texas, United States Continental Airlines, Inc. Serious injuries -
12 Feb 1993 Boeing 727-200
N79771
 Newark, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 Continental Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
17 Dec 1992 Boeing 727-225A
N804MA
 Miami, Florida, United States Miami Air International, Inc. Minor injuries -
28 Nov 1992 Boeing 727-232
N401DA
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Airlines Serious injuries -
1 Oct 1992 Boeing 727-200
N726DH
 Martinique, France
no coordinates
 DHL Airways No injuries -
2 Jul 1992 Boeing 727-200
N7467U
 Janesville, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 United Airlines Serious injuries -
9 Feb 1992 Boeing 727-214A
N752US
 San Juan
no coordinates
 Usair, Inc. No injuries -
13 Dec 1991 Boeing 727-223
N892AA
 St. Thomas
no coordinates
 American Airlines No injuries -
2 Nov 1991 Boeing 727-31
N839TW
 Gulf of Mexico
no coordinates
 Private Jet Expeditions No injuries -
5 Oct 1991 Boeing 727-243
N17402
 Little Rock, Arkansas, United States Continental Airlines Serious injuries -
20 Sep 1991 Boeing 727-224
N88704
 Detroit, Michigan, United States Continental Airlines No injuries -
2 Jul 1991 Boeing 727-254
N913TS
 Buffalo, New York, United States Trump Shuttle, Inc. No injuries -
6 Jun 1991 Boeing 727-214
N750UA
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 Usair No injuries -
15 May 1991 Boeing 727-223
N882AA
 Nashville, Tennessee, United States American Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
3 May 1991 Boeing 727-100QC
N425EX
 Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
 Ryan International Airlines No injuries -
25 Apr 1991 Boeing 727-223
N6815
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 American Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
23 Mar 1991 Boeing 727-222
N7449U
 Buffalo, New York, United States United Airlines Serious injuries -
25 Jan 1991 Boeing 727-200
N815AA
 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States American Airlines Serious injuries -
21 Jan 1991 Boeing 727-251
N295US
 St. Paul, Minnesota, United States Northwest Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
20 Dec 1990 Boeing 727-22
N40486
 Denver, Colorado, United States Continental Airlines No injuries -
5 Dec 1990 Boeing 727-257
N715RC
 Detroit, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Northwest Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
16 Nov 1990 Boeing 727-200
6YJMO
 Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
no coordinates
 Air Jamaica Unknown -
29 Sep 1990 Boeing 727-251
N278US
 Detroit, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Northwest Airlines, Inc. Serious injuries -
10 Sep 1990 Boeing 727-231
N74317
 New York City, New York, United States Trans World Airlines Minor injuries -
12 Aug 1990 Boeing 727-224
N69735
 Belgrade, Montana, United States Continental Airlines No injuries -
18 Jul 1990 Boeing 727-223
N6834
 Fort Myers, Florida, United States American Airlines, Inc. Serious injuries -
22 Jun 1990 Boeing 727-281
N743US
 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Usair Serious injuries -
14 Mar 1990 Boeing 727-227
N271AF
 Phoenix, Arizona, United States Alaska Airlines, Inc. Fatal -
13 Feb 1990 Boeing 727-225A
N8889Z
 Sarasota, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
1 Feb 1990 Boeing 727
N519FT
 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Federal Express Fatal -
4 Jan 1990 Boeing 727-251
N2280
 Madison, Florida, United States Northwest Airlines No injuries -
15 Dec 1989 Boeing 727
N64339
 Ormond Beach, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
9 Dec 1989 Boeing 727-31
N727PJ
 Newark, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
29 Nov 1989 Boeing 727-225
N8835E
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
14 Oct 1989 Boeing 727-232
N530DA
 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States - Minor injuries -
25 Aug 1989 Boeing 727-231
N52309
 Kenner, Louisiana, United States - No injuries -
10 Aug 1989 Boeing 727-224
N88709
 Los Angeles, California, United States
no coordinates
 Continental Airlines No injuries -
10 Aug 1989 Boeing 727-254
N915TS
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
24 May 1989 Boeing 727-247
N296WA
 Denver, Colorado, United States Delta Air Lines No injuries -
23 May 1989 Boeing 727-100
N97891
 Guantanamo
no coordinates
 Gulf Air Transport No injuries -