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
12 Aug 1972	Boeing 727 N8016N	Tampa, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
26 Jul 1972	Boeing 727 N4735	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	National Airlines, Inc	No injuries	-
28 Jun 1972	Boeing 727 N54336	Gary, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
24 Jun 1972	Boeing 727 N6837	St.louis, Missouri, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
10 Jun 1972	Boeing 727 N1992	Flushing, New York, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
1 May 1972	Boeing 727 N4734	Jacksonville, Florida, United States no coordinates	National Airlines, Inc	No injuries	-
19 Apr 1972	Boeing 727 N7061U	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
11 Apr 1972	Boeing 727 N4613	Jacksonville, Florida, United States no coordinates	National Airlines, Inc	No injuries	-
19 Feb 1972	Boeing 727 N8163G	Washington, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
10 Jan 1972	Boeing 727 N7277F	Hill City, Kansas, United States no coordinates	Frontier Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
29 Dec 1971	Boeing 727 N7277F	Kansas City, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Frontier Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
21 Dec 1971	Boeing 727 N8168G	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Nov 1971	Boeing 727 N7077U	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1971	Boeing 727 N7020U	Denver, Colorado, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
27 Jun 1971	Boeing 727 N7026U	Rochester, New York, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
8 Jun 1971	Boeing 727 N32719	Denver, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Continental Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
25 May 1971	Boeing 727 N464US	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
14 May 1971	Boeing 727 N8131N	York, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
14 Apr 1971	Boeing 727 N4733	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	National Airlines, Inc	No injuries	-
1 Apr 1971	Boeing 727 N7892	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
29 Mar 1971	Boeing 727 N6816	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
13 Mar 1971	Boeing 727 N491US	Washington, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
11 Mar 1971	Boeing 727 N789AS	Kotzebue, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
26 Feb 1971	Boeing 727 N1934	St.louis, Missouri, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Feb 1971	Boeing 727 N7644U	Dulles Int Apt, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
7 Feb 1971	Boeing 727 N4749	St.petersburg, Florida, United States no coordinates	National Airlines, Inc	Serious injuries	-
2 Jan 1971	Boeing 727 N1991	Imperial, California, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
16 Dec 1970	Boeing 727 N88709	Burbank, California, United States no coordinates	Continental Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
20 Nov 1970	Boeing 727 N88714	Denver, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Continental Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
17 Nov 1970	Boeing 727 N7273	Washington, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	Braniff Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
4 Nov 1970	Boeing 727-35 N4611	Savannah, Georgia, United States no coordinates	National Airlines, Inc	No injuries	-
22 Oct 1970	Boeing 727 N8104N	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
1 Oct 1970	Boeing 727 N7424U	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
23 Sep 1970	Boeing 727 N6835	Kankakee, Illinois, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
22 Jul 1970	Boeing 727 N4730	Jacksonville, Florida, United States no coordinates	National Airlines, Inc	No injuries	-
28 Jun 1970	Boeing 727 N528PS	Bakersfield, California, United States no coordinates	Pacific South*	No injuries	-
27 Jun 1970	Boeing 727 N4616	Tampa, Florida, United States no coordinates	National Airlines, Inc	No injuries	-
16 Jun 1970	Boeing 727 N5181G	Boston, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
3 Jun 1970	Boeing 727 N8825F	Newark, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
19 May 1970	Boeing 727 N1991	Oklahoma Cty, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
18 May 1970	Boeing 727 N7414U	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
7 May 1970	Boeing 727 N2804W	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States no coordinates	Western Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
27 Mar 1970	Boeing 727 N8830E	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
10 Mar 1970	Boeing 727 N8106N	Corpus Chrsti, Texas, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
25 Feb 1970	Boeing 727 N6828	Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
27 Jan 1970	Boeing 727 N4615	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	National Airlines, Inc	No injuries	-
7 Jan 1970	Boeing 727 N725AL	Wash Natl Apt, Virginia, United States no coordinates	National Airlines, Inc	No injuries	-
13 Dec 1969	Boeing 727 N8158G	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
14 Nov 1969	Boeing 727 N4619	McCoy Afbase, Florida, United States no coordinates	National Airlines, Inc	No injuries	-
26 Sep 1969	Boeing 727 N8173G	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	-