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 Canada.

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 Canada 4 Brazil 4 Europe 2 Federated States Of Micronesia 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
9 Jul 1982	Boeing 727-235 N4737	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Pan American World A/W	Fatal	145
25 Dec 2003	Boeing 727-223 3X-GDO	Cotonou, Benin no coordinates	Union Des Transports Africains S.A.	Fatal	141
25 Sep 1978	Boeing 727 N533PS	San Diego, California, United States no coordinates	Pacific Southwest	Fatal	137
21 Oct 1989	Boeing 727-224 N88705	Tegucigalpa, Honduras no coordinates	Tan-Sahsa	Fatal	131
24 Jun 1975	Boeing 727 N8845E	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	112
4 Sep 1971	Boeing 727 N2969G	Juneau, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	111
28 Jan 2002	Boeing 727-134 HC-BLF	Ipiales, Colombia no coordinates	Tame Airlines	Fatal	92
1 Dec 1974	Boeing 727 N54328	Berryville, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	92
19 Jul 1967	Boeing 727 N68650	Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Piedmont Aviation, Inc.	Fatal	82
8 Jul 2011	Boeing 727 9Q-COP	Kisangani, Congo no coordinates	Hewa Bora Airlines	Fatal	77
20 Apr 1998	Boeing 727-200 HCBRI	Bogota, Colombia no coordinates	Tame Airlines	Fatal	52
18 Jan 1969	Boeing 727 N7434U	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	38
27 Apr 1976	Boeing 727 N1963	St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	37
1 Jan 1985	Boeing 727-225 N819EA	La Paz, Bolivia no coordinates	-	Fatal	29
31 Aug 1988	Boeing 727-232 N473DA	Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	14
7 Jul 1999	Boeing 727-243F VT-LCI	Kathmandu, Nepal no coordinates	Lufthansa Cargo Airlines/Hinduja	Fatal	5
2 Apr 1986	Boeing 727-231 N54340	Athens, Greece no coordinates	TWA	Fatal	4
20 Dec 2016	Boeing 727 HK4544	Puerto Carreno, Colombia no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
8 May 1978	Boeing 727 N4744NA	Pensacola, Florida, United States no coordinates	National Airlines, Inc	Fatal	3
1 Dec 1974	Boeing 727 N274US	Thiells, New York, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	3
27 Jul 1973	Boeing 727 N127	Yukon, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Federal Aviati	Fatal	3
31 Oct 2021	Boeing 727 CX-CAR	Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay no coordinates	Air Class Cargo	Fatal	2
28 Dec 1970	Boeing 727 N8790R	St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States no coordinates	Trans Caribbean Airways, Inc.	Fatal	2
27 Dec 1989	Boeing 727-225B N822EA	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc	Fatal	1
5 Apr 1976	Boeing 727 N124AS	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	1
20 Dec 1973	Boeing 727 N964	Syracuse, New York, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	1
12 Dec 2025	Boeing 727 HK5216	Soledad, Colombia	Aerosucre	No injuries	-
6 Dec 2025	Boeing 727 HK5216	Bogotá, Colombia	Aerosucre	No injuries	-
26 Aug 2025	Boeing 727 YV665T	Caracas, Venezuela no coordinates	Solar Cargo	Unknown	-
11 Nov 2024	Boeing 727 HK5216	Bogotá, Colombia	-	Unknown	-
27 Jul 2024	Boeing 727 PR-TTO	Curitiba, Brazil no coordinates	Total Linhas Aereas	No injuries	-
10 Jun 2024	Boeing 727 G-OSRA	Cardiff, United Kingdom no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
31 Mar 2024	Boeing 727 5Y-IRE	Malakal, Sudan no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
22 Apr 2023	Boeing 727 HK 5239	Bogotá, Colombia	Aerosucre S.a.	No injuries	-
20 Oct 2020	Boeing 727 HK-4367	Valencia, Venezuela	Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas	No injuries	-
29 Jan 2019	Boeing 727 200 N720CK	Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States	Kalitta Charters Ii Llc	No injuries	-
16 Sep 2016	Boeing 727 9Q-CVS	Kamina, Congo	Serve Air	Unknown	-
6 May 2015	Boeing 727-2F9 HK4262	Bogotá, Colombia, Colombia	-	Minor injuries	-
5 Mar 2013	Boeing 727 PR-IOD	Porto Velho, Brazil no coordinates	Rio Linhas Aéreas	No injuries	-
2 Jun 2012	Boeing 727-221F 5N-BJN	Accra, Ghana	-	Unknown	-
16 Jul 2011	Boeing 727 C-GKFJ	St. John's, Canada no coordinates	Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter Ltd	No injuries	-
9 Jan 2011	Boeing 727 EP-IRP	Urmia, Iran no coordinates	Iran Air	Unknown	-
24 Mar 2010	Boeing 727-200F C-GCJZ	Moncton, Canada no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
21 Feb 2010	Boeing 727 G-TCBA	Torino, Italy no coordinates	Thomas Cook Airlines	No injuries	-
17 Dec 2009	Boeing 727 PR-MTL	Manaus, Brazil no coordinates	TAF Cargo	No injuries	-
7 Sep 2006	Boeing 727-277 ZS-DPF	Lagos, Nigeria	DHL	No injuries	-
14 Dec 2005	Boeing 727-2S2F N213FE	Memphis, Tennessee, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
23 Oct 2005	Boeing 727-225 N679MG	San Antonio, Texas, United States	Grand Holdings Inc	Serious injuries	-
28 Jun 2005	Boeing 727-230 N357KP	San Diego, California, United States	Capital Cargo International	No injuries	-
12 Jun 2005	Boeing 727-200 5N-BCF	Lagos, Nigeria no coordinates	Chanchangi Airline	No injuries	-