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
All 512 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1986 | Boeing 727-200 | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | Mexicana Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1986 | Boeing 727-224 | Gulf of Mexico | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1986 | Boeing 727-225 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1986 | Boeing 727-25C | Erlanger, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1986 | Boeing 727-225 | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1986 | Boeing 727-224 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 May 1986 | Boeing 727-295 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Piedmont Airline | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1986 | Boeing 727-231 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1986 | Boeing 727-231 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Trans World Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1986 | Boeing 727-231 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1986 | Boeing 727 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1986 | Boeing 727-223 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1986 | Boeing 727-223 | Harlingen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1986 | Boeing 727-22 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1986 | Boeing 727-225 | New York, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1986 | Boeing 727-214 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Skybus, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1986 | Boeing 727-225 | Loudon County, Virginia, United States | Eastern Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1986 | Boeing 727-232 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1985 | Boeing 727-232 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1985 | Boeing 727-100 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1985 | Boeing 727-23 | Bellevue, Nebraska, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1985 | Boeing 727-200 | Oakland, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1985 | Boeing 727-100 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1985 | Boeing 727-225 | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1985 | Boeing 727-225 | Richmond, Virginia, United States | Eastern Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1985 | Boeing 727 | South Haven, Michigan, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 May 1985 | Boeing 727-023 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1985 | Boeing 727-223 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | American Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1985 | Boeing 727-200 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1985 | Boeing 727-227 | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1985 | Boeing 727-200B | Mexico City, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1985 | Boeing 727-100 | CHATTAN00GR, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1985 | Boeing 727-51 | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1985 | Boeing 727-224 | Flushing, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1984 | Boeing 727-251 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1984 | Boeing 727-227 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1984 | Boeing 727-22 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1984 | Boeing 727-232 | Buffalo, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1984 | Boeing 727-2M7 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1984 | Boeing 727-200 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1984 | Boeing 727-225 | Marietta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1984 | Boeing 727-23 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1984 | Boeing 727-31 | Flushing, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1984 | Boeing 727-222 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1984 | Boeing 727-200 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Eastern Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1984 | Boeing 727-35 | Bahamas, Bahamas | Gulf Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1984 | Boeing 727 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1984 | Boeing 727-224 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Continental Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1984 | Boeing 727-224 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1984 | Boeing 727-23 | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |