Boeing 727 — safety record, routes and airlines
The Boeing 727 is a jet aircraft built by Boeing, with a typical range of 4,630 km.
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About the Boeing 727
Boeing 727 is a jet aircraft built by Boeing, with a typical range of 4,630 km.
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Is the Boeing 727 safe?
The Boeing 727 has 15 occurrences in our most recent five-year window. It has 113 hull losses and 939 recorded occurrences in total. 84 of them were fatal, the most recent in 2025. These are counts from the public record, not a rating: they reflect how widely a type flies as much as how it performs, and they do not predict any individual flight. The methodology page explains how we count.
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Boeing 727 — safety & facts
Safety record
- Occurrences, last 5 years
- 15
- Airworthiness directives
- 35
- Recorded occurrences
- 939
- Hull losses
- 113
- Fatal accidents
- 84
- Total fatalities
- 4,422
- Last fatal accident
- 2025
- Records span
- 1964–2025
Based on 939 occurrences across NTSB, ASN, MAK, ATSB & Wikidata records. See full safety record →
Key facts
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Typical seats
- 131-189 pax
- Range
- 4,630 km
- First flight
- 1963-02