Aviation Crash Map

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
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 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
31 Aug 2004 Boeing 727-2M7
N742RW
 El Paso, Texas, United States Custom Air Transport Inc No injuries -
26 Jul 2002 Boeing 727-232
N497FE
 Tallahassee, Florida, United States - Serious injuries -
18 Mar 2002 Boeing 727-30C
PP-VLV
 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
no coordinates
 Varig Unknown -
14 Feb 2002 Boeing 727-100
N190AJ
 Kotzebue, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
3 Jan 2002 Boeing 727-200
N262FE
 Greenville, South Carolina, United States - No injuries -
20 Nov 2001 Boeing 727-233
N277FE
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States - No injuries -
2 Aug 2001 Boeing 727-200
70ACW
 Asmara, Eritrea
no coordinates
 Yemenia-Yemen Airways Minor injuries -
27 Jul 2001 Boeing 727-2Q6
N782AT
 Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States American Trans Air No injuries -
25 May 2001 Boeing 727-233
N277FE
 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States - No injuries -
23 Mar 2001 Boeing 727-200
N275US
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States - Serious injuries -
12 Mar 2001 Boeing 727-223B
N701NE
 Pohnpei Island, Federated States Of Micronesia
no coordinates
 Express One International Inc No injuries -
9 Jan 2001 Boeing 727-200
CP2323
 Buenos Aires, Argentina
no coordinates
 Lloyd Aero Bolivia No injuries -
6 Jan 2001 Boeing 727-100
S9-BAI
 Dundo, Angola
no coordinates
 Air Genmini Unknown -
10 Sep 2000 Boeing 727-224
N296SC
 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Sun Country Airlines No injuries -
16 Aug 2000 Boeing 727-264
N764AT
 Chicago, Illinois, United States American Trans Air No injuries -
28 Jul 2000 Boeing 727-200
N364PA
 Charleston, South Carolina, United States Pan AM Airways Corp. Serious injuries -
2 Apr 2000 Boeing 727
N79743
 Yap, Federated States Of Micronesia
no coordinates
 - Unknown -
21 Mar 2000 Boeing 727-23
OB173
 Arequipa, Peru
no coordinates
 Aviandina Airlines Unknown -
14 Mar 2000 Boeing 727-232
N516DA
 San Francisco, California, United States Delta Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
27 Nov 1999 Boeing 727-232
N521DA
 Flushing, New York, United States - No injuries -
23 Aug 1999 Boeing 727-200
N926TS
 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - No injuries -
28 May 1999 Boeing 727
N282SC
 Sterling, Virginia, United States Sun Country Airlines No injuries -
11 Mar 1999 Boeing 727-200
N8873Z
 Calgary, Canada
no coordinates
 Delta Airlines No injuries -
13 Jan 1999 Boeing 727-200
N785AT
 New York, New York, United States American Trans Air Serious injuries -
5 Jan 1999 Boeing 727-225A
N804MA
 Phoenix, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
22 Dec 1998 Boeing 727-233
N269FE
 Denver, Colorado, United States Federal Express Corporation No injuries -
20 Oct 1998 Boeing 727
N886MA
 Point A Pitre, France
no coordinates
 Miami Air Unknown -
7 Oct 1998 Boeing 727-224
N66734
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Continental Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
2 Oct 1998 Boeing 727-200
HK398
 Quito, Ecuador
no coordinates
 Aero Sucre No injuries -
31 Aug 1998 Boeing 727-200
N722DH
 Jamaica, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
8 Aug 1998 Boeing 727-2Q8
N831L
 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Airlines Inc. No injuries -
8 May 1998 Boeing 727-25C
N116FE
 Colorado Sprngs, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
20 Apr 1998 Boeing 727-227
N722AA
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
31 Mar 1998 Boeing 727-212
CFRYS
 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States - Serious injuries -
9 Feb 1998 Boeing 727-223
N845AA
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
6 Jan 1998 Boeing 727-223
N845AA
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - Serious injuries -
1 Oct 1997 Boeing 727-51C
N414EX
 Denver, Colorado, United States Ryan Int'l Airlines, Inc. Serious injuries -
6 Jul 1997 Boeing 727-247
N2809W
 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States - Minor injuries -
10 Mar 1997 Boeing 727-2K5
N909PG
 Dfw Airport, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Aeromexpress No injuries -
3 Mar 1997 Boeing 727F
N465FE
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Federal Express Airlines Unknown -
13 Feb 1997 Boeing 727-232
N416DA
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
22 Jan 1997 Boeing 727-100
N198FE
 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States - No injuries -
16 Aug 1996 Boeing 727-232
N24343
 Howard Beach, New York, United States - No injuries -
14 Aug 1996 Boeing 727-232
N533DA
 Flushing, New York, United States - No injuries -
14 Jun 1996 Boeing 727-30C
N906UP
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
13 May 1996 Boeing 727-290
N775AT
 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States American Trans Air Minor injuries -
28 Apr 1996 Boeing 727-222A
N7443U
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
27 Mar 1996 Boeing 727-225
N468FE
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States - No injuries -
8 Dec 1995 Boeing 727-232
N543DA
 Boise, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
6 Aug 1995 Boeing 727-264
N764AT
 Orlando, Florida, United States American Trans Air No injuries -