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
16 Mar 1976	Boeing 727 N468DA	Birmingham, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
4 Mar 1976	Boeing 727 N7296BA	Flushing, New York, United States no coordinates	Braniff Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
3 Mar 1976	Boeing 727 N483DA	Springfield, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
23 Feb 1976	Boeing 727 N8847E	Syracuse, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
22 Feb 1976	Boeing 727 N400DA	Tampa, Florida, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
19 Feb 1976	Boeing 727 N7624U	Washington, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
16 Feb 1976	Boeing 727 N7629U	Boise, Idaho, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
16 Feb 1976	Boeing 727 N88708	Denver, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Continental Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
20 Jan 1976	Boeing 727 N7282	Addison, Texas, United States no coordinates	Braniff Airways, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
20 Jan 1976	Boeing 727 N8147N	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
17 Jan 1976	Boeing 727 N2821W	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	Western Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
22 Dec 1975	Boeing 727 N454DA	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
12 Nov 1975	Boeing 727 N8838E	Raleigh, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
11 Oct 1975	Boeing 727 N1905	Chantilly, Virginia, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
23 Aug 1975	Boeing 727 N6814	Buffalo, New York, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
16 Aug 1975	Boeing 727 N468D	Portland, Maine, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
7 Aug 1975	Boeing 727 N88777	Denver, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Continental Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
24 Jul 1975	Boeing 727 N839AA	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
18 Jun 1975	Boeing 727 N8841E	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
6 May 1975	Boeing 727 N477DA	Flushing, New York, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
6 May 1975	Boeing 727 N479NW	Flushing, New York, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
4 Feb 1975	Boeing 727 N8102N	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
8 Jan 1975	Boeing 727 N7642U	Birmingham, Alabama, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
14 Dec 1974	Boeing 727 N8152G	Houston, Texas, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
1 Dec 1974	Boeing 727 N8123N	Gordonsville, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
25 Nov 1974	Boeing 727 N473DA	Flushing, New York, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Nov 1974	Boeing 727 N4611	Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	National Airlines, Inc	Serious injuries	-
21 Sep 1974	Boeing 727 N7061U	New York, New York, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
3 Aug 1974	Boeing 727 N1643	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
10 Jul 1974	Boeing 727 N6818	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
30 Apr 1974	Boeing 727 N4736	Sierra Blanca, Texas, United States no coordinates	National Airlines, Inc	No injuries	-
5 Apr 1974	Boeing 727 N1648	Washington, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
1 Apr 1974	Boeing 727-31 N833TW	Terre Haute, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
4 Jan 1974	Boeing 727 N7624U	Tampa, Florida, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
22 Dec 1973	Boeing 727 N2914	Detroit, Michigan, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
9 Dec 1973	Boeing 727 N259US	Madison, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
7 Nov 1973	Boeing 727 N7435	Washington, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	National Airlines, Inc	No injuries	-
14 Aug 1973	Boeing 727 N7279	Memphis, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Braniff Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Aug 1973	Boeing 727 N4742	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	National Airlines, Inc	No injuries	-
8 Aug 1973	Boeing 727 N1728T	Washington, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	Braniff Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
10 Jun 1973	Boeing 727 N7625U	Opa Locka, Florida, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
10 Apr 1973	Boeing 727 N8843E	Toledo, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Mar 1973	Boeing 727 N7002	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
3 Mar 1973	Boeing 727 N12307	Wichita, Kansas, United States no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
19 Jan 1973	Boeing 727-25 N8122N	Flushing, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
8 Nov 1972	Boeing 727 N8156G	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
30 Oct 1972	Boeing 727 N498US	Washington, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
1 Oct 1972	Boeing 727 N7035U	S.francisco, California, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
30 Sep 1972	Boeing 727 N1631	Norfolk, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
19 Aug 1972	Boeing 727 N1987	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-