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
3 Sep 1980 Boeing 727
N327PA
 S.jose, Central America
no coordinates
 Pan American World Airways, Inc. Minor injuries -
4 Jul 1980 Boeing 727
N4749
 Richmond, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 National Airlines, Inc Minor injuries -
11 Apr 1980 Boeing 727
N8873Z
 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
15 Jan 1980 Boeing 727
N458DA
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
1 Oct 1979 Boeing 727
N465
 Ft.worth, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Braniff Airways, Inc. Serious injuries -
15 Sep 1979 Boeing 727
N7444U
 Cimarron, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 United Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
7 Aug 1979 Boeing 727
N40490
 El Paso, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Continental Air Lines, Inc. Minor injuries -
21 Jun 1979 Boeing 727
N422BN
 Denver, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
19 Apr 1979 Boeing 727
N6821
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 American Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
4 Apr 1979 Boeing 727-31
N840TW
 Saginaw, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Trans World Airlines, Inc. Minor injuries -
23 Feb 1979 Boeing 727
N314AS
 Yakutat, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Alaska Airlines, Inc. Minor injuries -
15 Feb 1979 Boeing 727
N467DA
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
15 Feb 1979 Boeing 727
N727AL
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Airlift International, Inc. No injuries -
8 Jan 1979 Boeing 727
N2811W
 Los Angeles, California, United States
no coordinates
 Western Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
17 Nov 1978 Boeing 727
N833N
 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Piedmont Aviation, Inc. No injuries -
7 Nov 1978 Boeing 727
N6825
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 American Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
4 Oct 1978 Boeing 727
N1979
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 American Airlines, Inc. Serious injuries -
17 Sep 1978 Boeing 727
N834
 Roanoke, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Piedmont Aviation, Inc. No injuries -
15 Jul 1978 Boeing 727
N7409U
 Lamoni, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 United Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
27 Jun 1978 Boeing 727
N2821W
 Los Angeles, California, United States
no coordinates
 Western Air Lines, Inc. Minor injuries -
27 Jun 1978 Boeing 727
N554PS
 Los Angeles, California, United States
no coordinates
 Pacific Southwest Minor injuries -
21 May 1978 Boeing 727
N1974
 Erlanger, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 American Airlines, Inc. Serious injuries -
19 Apr 1978 Boeing 727-25
N8136N
 Melbourne, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
9 Mar 1978 Boeing 727
N8842E
 Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
27 Jan 1978 Boeing 727
N4737
 Orlando, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 National Airlines, Inc No injuries -
18 Jan 1978 Boeing 727-25
N8126N
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
31 Dec 1977 Boeing 727
N8161G
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Minor injuries -
31 Dec 1977 Boeing 727
N8161G
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Minor injuries -
17 Nov 1977 Boeing 727
N316AS
 Seattle, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Alaska Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
21 Sep 1977 Boeing 727
N8130N
 Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
13 Jul 1977 Boeing 727
N9278
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
9 Jun 1977 Boeing 727
N329PA
 Berlin, Europe
no coordinates
 Pan American World Airways, Inc. Serious injuries -
3 Jun 1977 Boeing 727
N32725
 Tucson, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Continental Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
25 May 1977 Boeing 727
N8832E
 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
4 Mar 1977 Boeing 727
N6834
 Dayton, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 American Airlines, Inc. Serious injuries -
11 Feb 1977 Boeing 727
N7286
 Waco, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Braniff Airways, Inc. Serious injuries -
28 Jan 1977 Boeing 727
N316AS
 Seattle, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Alaska Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
25 Jan 1977 Boeing 727
N4620
 Jamaica, New York, United States
no coordinates
 National Airlines, Inc No injuries -
27 Dec 1976 Boeing 727
N473DA
 Bangor, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
7 Dec 1976 Boeing 727
N8106N
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
21 Nov 1976 Boeing 727
N691WA
 San Francisco, California, United States
no coordinates
 Pacific Southwest No injuries -
2 Nov 1976 Boeing 727
N8152N
 Richmond, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
25 Oct 1976 Boeing 727
N8837E
 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
13 Oct 1976 Boeing 727
HI-212
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Other-Foreign Flag Carrier Minor injuries -
8 Aug 1976 Boeing 727
N854AA
 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 American Airlines, Inc. Serious injuries -
4 Aug 1976 Boeing 727-35
N4622
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 National Airlines, Inc No injuries -
2 Aug 1976 Boeing 727
N8155G
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
12 Jun 1976 Boeing 727
N2820W
 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 Western Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
25 May 1976 Boeing 727
N93738
 San Antonio, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Continental Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
18 May 1976 Boeing 727
N6805
 Binghamton, New York, United States
no coordinates
 American Airlines, Inc. No injuries -