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

Fatal

1,318

Deaths

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
22 Mar 1989	Boeing 727-200A N728	San Antonio, Texas, United States no coordinates	American Airlines	No injuries	-
14 Mar 1989	Boeing 727-232 N511DA	Greenville, Texas, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
9 Jan 1989	Boeing 727-222 N7298U	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
26 Dec 1988	Boeing 727-25 N8148N	Morgantown, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
14 Nov 1988	Boeing 727-227 N555PE	Boston, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
6 Nov 1988	Boeing 727 N386PA	Houston, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Oct 1988	Boeing 727-200 N706AA	St. Thomas no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
7 Oct 1988	Boeing 727-100 N118FE	Newark, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Federal Express	No injuries	-
22 Sep 1988	Boeing 727-200 N710AA	Dfw Airport, Texas, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
9 Sep 1988	Boeing 727-200 N729RW	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States	-	No injuries	-
27 Aug 1988	Boeing 727-31 N852TW	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Trans World Airlines	Minor injuries	-
26 Jul 1988	Boeing 727-100 N1973	Denver, Colorado, United States	Connie Kallitta Services	No injuries	-
11 Jul 1988	Boeing 727 N254US	St Paul, Minnesota, United States	Northwest Airlines	No injuries	-
13 Jun 1988	Boeing 727-200 N308AS	Seattle, Washington, United States	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
9 May 1988	Boeing 727-223 N800AA	Detroit, Michigan, United States	-	No injuries	-
13 Apr 1988	Boeing 727-290 N291AS	Portland, Oregon, United States	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Apr 1988	Boeing 727-225A N889Z	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
3 Apr 1988	Boeing 727-224 N88703	Sarasota, Florida, United States no coordinates	Continental Airlines	Serious injuries	-
28 Mar 1988	Boeing 727-251 N277US	Detroit, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines	Minor injuries	-
21 Mar 1988	Boeing 727-232 N515DA	Portland, Oregon, United States	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
27 Dec 1987	Boeing 727-231 N54344	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Trans World Airlines	No injuries	-
26 Dec 1987	Boeing 727-200 N705AA	San Juan no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
3 Dec 1987	Boeing 727-243 N571PE	Houston, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
28 Oct 1987	Boeing 727-214 N375PA	St Croix no coordinates	Pan American World Airways	No injuries	-
29 Sep 1987	Boeing 727-225 N8864E	Hampton, New York, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Sep 1987	Boeing 727-200 N774AL	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Usair	Serious injuries	-
16 Sep 1987	Boeing 727 N8857E	Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States	Eastern Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
2 Sep 1987	Boeing 727-223 N844AA	Tampa, Florida, United States	American Airlines	Minor injuries	-
8 Aug 1987	Boeing 727-233 CGYNE	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
11 Jul 1987	Boeing 727-225 N8892Z	Washington, District of Columbia, United States	Eastern Air Lines	No injuries	-
19 Jun 1987	Boeing 727-232 N482DA	Nashville, Tennessee, United States	-	No injuries	-
9 Jun 1987	Boeing 727-90C N766AS	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	Alaska Airlines	Minor injuries	-
2 Jun 1987	Boeing 727-251 N297US	Casper, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
1 Jun 1987	Boeing 727-264 XAFIE	Los Angeles, California, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
7 Apr 1987	Boeing 727-222 N7258U	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	United Airlines	No injuries	-
1 Apr 1987	Boeing 727-295 N1643	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Piedmont Aviation, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
19 Mar 1987	Boeing 727-200 XAHOH	Charleston, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	Mexicana Airlines	Serious injuries	-
13 Mar 1987	Boeing 727-247 N2819W	Calgary, Canada no coordinates	Western Airlines	No injuries	-
11 Mar 1987	Boeing 727-225A N802EA	Jamaica, New York, United States	Eastern Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
10 Mar 1987	Boeing 727 N780AL	Burlington, Vermont, United States no coordinates	Usair	No injuries	-
26 Feb 1987	Boeing 727-224 N88704	Los Angeles, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
25 Jan 1987	Boeing 727-122 N7015U	Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States	United Airlines	No injuries	-
6 Jan 1987	Boeing 727-223 N6819	Tampa, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Dec 1986	Boeing 727-222 N7635U	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
16 Nov 1986	Boeing 727-231 N64323	Norfolk, Virginia, United States	Trans World Airlines	Minor injuries	-
12 Nov 1986	Boeing 727-227 N471BN	Livingston, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Braniff Airline, Inc.	No injuries	-
29 Oct 1986	Boeing 727-222 N7255U	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
15 Oct 1986	Boeing 727-200 N517PE	Portland, Maine, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
15 Oct 1986	Boeing 727-22C N753AS	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	Arco Aviation	No injuries	-
18 Sep 1986	Boeing 727-25 N8107N	Evansville, Indiana, United States	-	No injuries	-