The list of incidents involving the Boeing 727 shows an overview of incidents resulting in death or total loss of aircraft of type Boeing 727 .
From the first flight in 1963 to February 2019, the Boeing 727 suffered a total of 119 total losses. In 56 of them, a total of 4121 people were killed. Extracts:
On August 16, 1965, a Boeing 727-22 disappeared from the US United Airlines ( air vehicle registration N7036U) on approach to the airport Chicago O'Hare from 6000 feet high and was km east-northeast of the airport in the water of about 50 Lake Michigan found . The cause of the accident could not be clarified. All 30 people on board were killed.
On November 8, 1965, a Boeing 727-23 of the US American Airlines (N1996) flew on the approach to Cincinnati Airport after initially descending much too steeply 3 km from the destination airport. 58 of the 62 inmates were killed.
On November 11, 1965, a United Airlines Boeing 727-22 (N7030U) was approached far too high at Salt Lake City International Airport , whereupon the captain increased the rate of descent far beyond the permitted level. An attempt by the first officer to increase the thrust was stopped by the master. The aircraft hit the runway at a high rate of descent, the main landing gear broke and tore a hole in the fuselage, whereupon a fire broke out. 43 of the 91 people on board were killed.
On November 15, 1966, a US Pan Am mail machine of the type Boeing 727-21 (N317PA) crashed in the Döberitzer Heide , GDR, while approaching Berlin-Tegel Airport on a GSSD military training area . The cause was officially stated by the NTSB as unexplained, since a final clarification without flight recorder, voice recorder and other essential wreckage was not possible. These were not returned by the Soviet authorities. All three crew members were killed (see Pan-Am flight 708 ) .
On July 19, 1967, a Piedmont Airlines Boeing 727-22 (N68650) collided three minutes after taking off from Asheville Regional Airport at an altitude of 6100 feet (1870 m) with a Cessna 310 (N3121S) . Both planes crashed. All 79 occupants on board the Boeing 727 and the 3 on board the Cessna were killed. The main cause was the deviation of the Cessna from its approved course, partly due to the very short-term change to a completely different approach procedure. One contributing cause was the failure of air traffic control to give the pilot of the Cessna clear approach clearance in good time (see also Piedmont Airlines flight 22 ) .
On February 16, 1968, an intact Boeing 727-92C of the Taiwanese Civil Air Transport (B-1018) was flown far below the glide path of the instrument landing system while approaching Taipei Songshan Airport . The machine touched down, rolled 200 meters, and flew up again until it brushed against trees and a farmhouse. Of the 63 inmates, 21 were killed.
On March 21, 1968, the captain of a Boeing 727-22C on a cargo flight operated by United Airlines (N7425U) broke off take-off from Chicago O'Hare Airport shortly after take-off. The acoustic warning of unsafe start-up configuration was active almost continuously during the start-up run; however, the start was initially continued. The cause turned out to be that the landing flaps and slats had been extended to a position of 2 ° instead of the necessary 5 ° to 25 °. All three crew members survived.
On January 5, 1969, a Boeing 727-113C of Ariana Afghan Airlines (YA-FAR) was flown into the ground during the night approach to London-Gatwick Airport ( Controlled flight into terrain ). The approach was started in heavy fog with a visibility of 100 meters, although the required minimum visibility was 400 meters. The machine coming from Frankfurt fell below the glide path of the instrument landing system and was no longer intercepted in time. It hit about 2.5 kilometers from the runway and broke, killing 48 of the 62 people on board and two people on the ground.
On January 18, 1969, a United Airlines Boeing 727-22C (N7434U) crashed 20 km west of the starting airport in Los Angeles with a complete nightly instrument failure . The aircraft had been operated with a defective generator No. 3 for three days, but this was permissible. About 90 seconds after take-off, the fire warning for engine no. 1 sounded, which was then correctly switched off. Shortly thereafter, the remaining No. 2 generator failed and the electrical standby system did not operate. During the instrument failure, the machine crashed into the Pacific . All 38 people on board were killed (see also United Air Lines flight 266 ) .
On September 21, 1969, a Boeing 727-64 of the Mexicana de Aviación (Mexicana) (XA-SEJ) hit 1500 m from the runway at Mexico City Airport , jumped back up and collided with a railway embankment . The aircraft was in the correct landing configuration. The cause could not be clarified because the flight data recorder had not been working for days and the voice recorder had already been expanded. Of the 118 inmates, 27 were killed.
1970s
On December 28, 1970, a Boeing 727-2A7 operated by US American Trans Caribbean Airways (N8790R) jumped up twice during landing at Saint Thomas Airport , US Virgin Islands , got off the runway and caught fire. All 7 crew members and 46 of the 48 passengers survived, 2 passengers were burned in the wreckage of the aircraft.
On July 30, 1971, a Boeing 727-281 of the Japanese All Nippon Airways (JA8329) collided with an F-86 Saber fighter aircraft near Shizukuishi and crashed. All 162 occupants of the Boeing 727 died while the F-86 pilot was able to save himself with the ejector seat . At that time, it was the most serious accident involving a B 727, just like in Japan (see also All-Nippon Airways flight 58 ) .
On September 4, 1971, a Boeing 727-193 of the US-American Alaska Airlines (N2969G) flew on approach to Juneau Airport ( Alaska ) 35 km west of it in the edge of a canyon. All 111 inmates were killed. The crew had initiated the descent prematurely due to a faulty navigation signal, the cause of which could not be determined (see also Alaska Airlines flight 1866 ) .
On November 24, 1971, a Boeing 727-051 of the US American Northwest Orient Airlines was hijacked by the legendary hijacker and bandit DB Cooper . The passengers were allowed to leave the plane in Seattle . Cooper asked the pilot to fly to Mexico. During the flight at night and during a thunderstorm, Cooper jumped with US $ 200,000 ransom from the 727. To this day (June 2018), his identity could not be fully clarified. Nothing happened to the crew.
On February 21, 1973 a Boeing 727-224 of Libyan Arab Airlines (5A-DAH) was shot down by the Israeli Air Force on the flight from Benghazi to Cairo International Airport near Ismailia over the Israeli-occupied Sinai Peninsula . This suspected an enemy aircraft because the Boeing was approaching a military airfield and the crew did not react to the international interception signals. Of the 113 people on board, only one crew member and four passengers survived (see also Libyan Arab Airlines flight 114 ) .
On October 20, 1973, a Boeing 727-14 from Mexicana de Aviación (XA-SEN) landed 2 kilometers east of the destination Mazatlán airport . The machine came to a standstill with the landing gear torn off and was irreparably damaged. All 123 occupants survived the accident.
On September 15, 1974, an Air Vietnam (XV-NJC) Boeing 727-121C was hijacked on its flight from Da Nang to Saigon . During the approach to Phan Rang Air Base, which is intended as an alternate airfield, there was a loss of control and a crash on the final approach. All 75 occupants were killed (see also Air Vietnam Flight 706 ) .
On December 1, 1974, a Boeing 727-231 of the US American Trans World Airlines (TWA) (N54328 ) was flown against the western mountainside of Mount Weather near Upperville ( Virginia , USA) on approach to Washington Dulles International Airport . In this CFIT ( Controlled flight into Terrain ) all 92 occupants were killed, 7 crew members and 85 passengers. Contributing factors were the failure of the aviation authority FAA to resolve known problems in the radio groups, misleading instructions from air traffic control as well as an inadequate map display of the approach procedure.
Also on December 1, 1974, a Northwest Orient Airlines (N274US) Boeing 727-251 flying from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Buffalo crashed near Stony Point, New York. All three crew members - the only occupants of the aircraft on a positioning flight - were killed in the crash. The cause of the accident was that the pilots had forgotten to switch on the heating for the pitot tubes. The probes iced up in flight and transmitted incorrect speed parameters to the cockpit. Assuming the aircraft was flying too fast, the crew increased the angle of attack to reduce speed. This led to a stall in which the machine crashed (see also Northwest-Orient-Airlines-Flight 6231 ) .
On June 24, 1975, a Boeing 727-225 of the US American Eastern Air Lines (N8845E) flew into the approach lights of the runway at New York-JFK Airport in difficult weather conditions . At this point, there were severe wind shear and downburst on the approach. A total of 113 people were killed in the accident, 11 survived. There were 116 passengers and 8 crew members on board the machine (see also Eastern Air Lines flight 66 ) .
On August 7, 1975, a Boeing 727-224 of the US Continental Airlines (N88777) when starting from airport Denver Stapleton when taking off from a wind shear detected and smashed at the end of the runway to the ground. All 131 occupants survived the incident, but the machine had to be written off as a total loss.
On September 30, 1975, the crew of a Boeing 727-24C of the Colombian Avianca , which carried out a cargo flight from Bogotá to Barranquilla , had to initiate a go- around maneuver on the first approach due to poor visibility . On the second approach, the machine brushed treetops a kilometer from the runway, fell to the ground and broke apart. The four crew members died.
On April 5, 1976, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 727-81 (N124AS) crashed while landing at Ketchikan Airport . After touching down with a tailwind, excessive speed and poor braking effect, the captain decided to take off. However, the reverse thrust could not be completely deactivated, so that full engine power was not achieved. The spoilers were then extended again and the go-around attempt was canceled again. The aircraft rolled over the end of the runway and was destroyed. One passenger of the 57 occupants was killed.
On April 27, 1976, an American Airlines Boeing 727-95 (N1963) shot over the runway end at Saint Thomas Airport , US Virgin Islands , and hit a road embankment . This was preceded by a very late touchdown, the initiation of the go-around and then its termination again, all on a runway only 2134 meters long. 37 of the 88 occupants were killed (see also American Airlines flight 625 ) .
Recovery of the National Airlines plane that had an accident on May 8, 1978
On November 19, 1977, a Boeing 727-282 overran the Transportes Aéreos Portugueses (CS-TBR) on the Madeira Airport, the end of the runway. The plane crashed down a 40 meter high cliff and burned out completely. 131 people were killed, only 33 survived the accident (see also TAP flight 425 ) .
On May 8, 1978, the crew of a Boeing 727-235 operated by the US National Airlines (N4744) fell below the minimum descent altitude when approaching Pensacola and continued the descent for another 18 seconds after the ground proximity warning system first sounded . The machine hit the shallow water of Escambia Bay. Three passengers were killed (see also National Airlines flight 193 ) .
On September 25, 1978, a Boeing 727-214 of the US American Pacific Southwest Airlines (N533PS) collided with a Cessna 172 (N7711G) sport aircraft over San Diego and crashed into a residential area north of downtown. 137 people and 7 died on the ground from flying wreckage in the aircraft. It was the most serious aircraft accident in the USA up to this point (see also Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 ) .
The Boeing 727 JY-ADU that crashed in Doha in 1979, Athens 1977
On January 21, 1980, a Boeing 727-86 of Iran Air (EP-IRD) from Mashhad was flown into the Elburs Mountains while approaching Tehran-Mehrabad airport 29 km north of it, despite a warning from the first officer . The lack of radar monitoring by air traffic control contributed to this. All 128 inmates were killed.
On April 12, 1980, a Boeing 727-28C operated by Transbrasil (PT-TYS) was flown into a hill, 24 kilometers from Florianópolis Airport (Brazil). Of the 58 inmates, 55 were killed.
On September 3, 1980, a Boeing 727-21 of the US Pan Am (N327PA) collided with the approach lights at San José Airport ( Costa Rica ) in heavy rain . The machine came to a standstill in a field with its landing gear torn off. All 73 occupants survived the accident.
On June 8, 1982, the captain of a Boeing 727-212 of the Brazilian VASP (PP-SRK) flew the aircraft into a mountain while approaching Fortaleza Airport (Brazil) despite the warnings from the first officer and the altitude warning system. All 137 occupants were killed (see also VASP flight 168 ) .
On January 16, 1983, a Boeing 727-2F2 operated by Türk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines) (TC-JBR) on the flight from Istanbul-Yesilköy to Ankara Airport hit the runway 50 meters from the runway, broke apart and caught fire. The seven-member crew survived, 47 of the 60 passengers were killed (see also Turkish Airlines flight 158 ) .
On December 7, 1983 , a Boeing 727-200 from the Spanish Iberia (EC-CFJ) and a rolling Douglas DC-9-32 from the Spanish Aviaco (EC-CGS) collided at Madrid-Barajas Airport , their pilots in the fog the active runway had rolled. 93 people were killed in the accident, 51 of 93 in the Boeing 727 and all 42 on board the Aviaco aircraft. As a consequence of this accident, all Spanish airports, in particular Barcelona and Madrid, were redesigned so that crossing an active runway is no longer necessary.
On January 23, 1985, a passenger on board a Boeing 727-2K3 operated by Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano (CP-1276) entered the toilet and detonated a briefcase full of dynamite. The passenger was killed and there was considerable damage to the machine. The Boeing was later repaired.
On February 19, 1985, an Iberia Boeing 727-256 (EC-DDU) was flown into the area 30 kilometers away when approaching Bilbao Airport , where it grazed a radio antenna and a wing was torn off ( Controlled flight into Terrain (CFIT ) ). None of the 148 people on board survived the accident (see also Iberia flight 610 ) .
On March 31, 1986 the worst accident to date occurred in Mexico with a Boeing 727. A Boeing 727-264 of Mexicana (XA-MEM) fell out of control from an altitude of almost 10,000 meters on the flight from Mexico City Airport to Puerto Vallarta the mountains near Las Mesas after an overheated tire filled with air instead of nitrogen burst in mid-flight, causing a fire, hydraulic failure and other damage. The triggers were maintenance errors on the chassis. All 167 occupants died (see also Mexicana flight 940 ) .
On April 2, 1986, a bomb placed by the Palestinian terrorist group Abu Nidal Organization exploded in a Boeing 727-231 of the US American Trans World Airlines (TWA) (N54340) during the flight from Rome-Fiumicino to Athens-Ellinikon Airport . A hole was created in the fuselage through which four passengers were sucked out and perished. Nevertheless, the aircraft landed safely in Athens and was later repaired (see also Trans-World Airlines flight 840 ) .
On February 27, 1988, a Boeing 727-2H9 of the Turkish airline Talia Airways (TC-AKD) was flown into a mountain (CFIT, Controlled flight into terrain ) on the approach to Ercan Airport (Northern Cyprus ). All 15 inmates were killed.
On March 17, 1988, a Boeing 727-21 of the Colombian Avianca (HK-1716) was flown in a climb after taking off from Cúcuta in the El Espartillo mountain ( Controlled flight into Terrain (CFIT) ). The trigger for flying an unauthorized shortcut and the lack of orientation were self-generated haste and the presence of an extremely talkative pilot who flew as a passenger in the cockpit. All 136 passengers and 7 crew members were killed (see also Avianca flight 410 ) .
On August 31, 1988, the crew of a Boeing 727-232 operated by Delta Air Lines (N473DA) at Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport was waiting behind a number of other passenger planes on the tarmac when air traffic control surprisingly gave them take-off clearance from another runway granted. The crew then worked through the checklist for take-off in a hurry and forgot to correctly set the buoyancy aids for take-off. During the take-off process, the warning signal that was supposed to draw the crew's attention to their mistake also failed. The machine hardly gained any height at the end of the runway, grazed the lights, fell to the ground and caught fire. Of the 108 occupants, 94 were able to escape from the machine, the other 14 were killed in the fire (see also Delta Air Lines flight 1141 ) .
On November 27, 1989, a Boeing 727-21 of the Colombian Avianca (HK-1803) crashed on the way from Bogotá Airport to Cali about 16 kilometers southwest of the starting airport after a bomb explosion. All 107 inmates were killed in the attack on behalf of the drug lord Pablo Escobar . In addition, three other people were killed on the ground by debris (see also Avianca flight 203 ) .
1990s
On December 3, 1990, two Northwest Airlines aircraft , a Douglas DC-9-14 en route to Pittsburgh (N3313L) and a Boeing 727-251 en route to Memphis (N278US) , collided in Detroit, Michigan, USA in the fog on the ground. The DC-9 pilots had accidentally rolled onto the runway. In the collision at over 150 km / h, one wing of each machine was torn off and fire broke out on the DC-9. 8 people died on board the DC-9, a total of 190 people survived (see also plane collision at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 1990 ) .
On June 13, 1991, a Boeing 727-281 of the Korean Air (HL7350) on the airport Daegu landed, without the crew had previously extended the landing gear. She had not read the checklist prescribed before landing and had even switched off the landing gear warning horn using the associated one when it sounded on the approach. All 127 occupants survived the belly landing , but the aircraft was irreparably damaged.
On May 19, 1993, a Boeing 727-46 of the Colombian SAM Colombia (HK-2422X) was flown on the way from Panama City to Medellin-Rionegro airport 40 km southeast of the city of Medellin in the mountain Paramo Frontino. Contributing factors were the previous destruction of a radio beacon by terrorists and the unreliability of another due to a thunderstorm. All 132 occupants were killed (see also SAM Colombia flight 501 ) .
On April 27, 1994, a Boeing 727-44 (F) of the Angolan Transafrik (S9-TAN) touched down at M'banza Congo Airport ( Angola ) about 2 meters from the runway, whereupon the landing gear collapsed. The plane got onto the runway, but then slid sideways, slid further across a street and hit a bus with its right wing. All three crew members survived, but seven people were killed on the bus.
On June 9, 1996, an Iran Air (EP-IRU) Boeing 727-286 had an accident during a training flight 5 km west of Rasht airport . After the fifteenth touch-and-go , the aircraft landed with the landing gear retracted and took off again after sliding over 2000 m on its stomach. A fire broke out in the rear part of the fuselage and the next attempt to land resulted in a loss of control and a crash into a rice field. Four of the seven crew members were killed (see also flight accident of a Boeing 727 of Iran Air near Rascht ) .
On November 7, 1996 a Boeing 727-231 of the Nigerian ADC Airlines (5N-BBG) got into an uncontrolled flight condition on the way from Port Harcourt to Lagos and crashed from a height of 16,000 feet (almost 5000 m). All 144 inmates were killed. The trigger was an error by air traffic control , which had issued an incorrect clearance. This led to a near collision with another machine. To prevent this, the pilots flew such a rough evasive maneuver that the Boeing assumed an excessive roll angle and reached almost the speed of sound within 16 seconds , which resulted in a loss of control and a crash near Ejrin (see also ADC Airlines flight 86 ) .
On April 20, 1998, a Boeing 727-230 of TAME Ecuador (HC-BSU) , which was used on an Air France flight , was flown into a mountainside after taking off from Bogotá airport (CFIT, Controlled flight into terrain ). Instead of turning right 3.6 km after the end of the runway, the pilots flew straight ahead 10 km before impact. All 53 occupants were killed (see also Air France flight 422 )
On October 10, 1998, a Boeing 727-30 of the Congolese Lignes Aeriennes Congolaises (9Q-CSG) was shot down by rebels with a Russian SA-7 rocket three minutes after taking off from Kindu airport . The captain tried to make an emergency landing , but control was lost and the plane crashed into dense jungle. All 41 inmates were killed.
The plane that crashed in July 1999, here in December 1998
On July 7, 1999, a Boeing 727-243 (F) of the Indian Hinduja Cargo Services (VT-LCI) was flown five minutes after take-off from Kathmandu airport into a chain of hills about 15 kilometers south of the departure airport and was completely destroyed. After taking off, the aircraft on Lufthansa Flight 8533, which was operated on behalf of Lufthansa Cargo , rose insufficiently in a curve that was too flat and collided with the terrain at an altitude of 7,550 feet. All five crew members were killed. The main causes were the not reaching the departure procedure, the defective briefing by the captain, insufficient coordination within the cockpit crew and much too slow response to the repeated warnings of the ground proximity warning system (ground proximity warning system) (see also Lufthansa Cargo Flight 8533 ) .
2000 to 2009
On February 12, 2000, a Boeing 727-82 (F) (cargo version) of the Angolan Transafrik (S9-NAZ) broke while landing on runway 23 at Luanda-Quatro de Fevereiro Airport ( Angola ) in extremely strong winds (50 to 80 knots) ) apart. After an initial go - around, the right wing touched the ground on the second attempt to land. There were no injuries in the accident, but the aircraft was destroyed.
On January 5, 2001, a Boeing 727-46 (F) of Air Gemini Cargo from Sao Tome & Principe (S9-BAI) touched down at Dundo Airport ( Angola ) shortly before the runway, whereupon the right main landing gear collapsed. The plane got onto the runway, but then slid down sideways, breaking off the remaining landing gear. All ten occupants survived, but one man was killed on the ground who was resting next to the runway.
On May 13, 2001, a United Airlines Boeing 727-222 (N7274U) , which was parked without occupants at Omaha-Eppley Airfield, was so badly damaged by a hailstorm along with other aircraft that repairs would have been uneconomical .
On August 1, 2001, a Boeing 727-200 of the Yemeni Yemenia (7O-ACW) rolled over the end of the wet, 3000 m long runway while landing at Asmara Airport ( Eritrea ) and collided with a large concrete block. The machine was a total economic loss. All 111 inmates survived.
On December 25, 2003, a Boeing 727-223 of the Union des Transports Africains de Guinée (3X-GDO) crashed while taking off at Cotonou-Cadjehoun Airport immediately after take-off after it had struck the ILS antennas and a small building. Of the presumably 163 occupants, 141 were killed, including 5 of the 10 crew members. The situation was chaotic when boarding and loading luggage. Overloading and unknown center of gravity were identified as the main causes of the accident. Other contributing factors identified were serious inadequacies in the airline's competence and inadequate oversight by the aviation safety authorities in Guinea and Swaziland (see also UTAGE flight 141 ) .
On November 18, 2006, a Boeing 727-23 (F) of the Colombian Aerosucre (HK-3667X) collided in visual approach about 3.7 kilometers from runway 21 at Leticia airport with a 46-meter-high transmitting antenna (CFIT, Controlled flight into terrain ). The plane used on a cargo flight hit near the town of San Sebastián de los Lagos, killing all six occupants (including three crew members). At the time of the accident, visibility was good in this area, but some fog banks were also reported.
On November 5, 2009, a Boeing 727-230 (J5-GCU) from Guinea-Bissau landed at an illegal desert airport near Sinkrebaka in Mali . This should either be 200 km north of Gao or near Bourem , about 90 km north-northwest of Gao; a third source gives the place Tarkint, about 135 km north of Gao. Until 1992, when D-ABKP Lufthansa operated and then to Istanbul Airlines selling machine was owned by Africa Air Assistance from Dakar , Senegal, a subsidiary of the Spanish -based Málaga West African Aviation. It was registered in Guinea-Bissau , but was flown from Venezuela with a Nigerian crew. Many tons of cocaine are said to have been discharged after landing. According to one variant, the plane was set on fire after the drugs had been removed. According to another, the machine crashed on restart. The location of the burned-out wreck was reported by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
The machine destroyed on January 2, 2010
Since 2010
On January 2, 2010, a Boeing 727-231F Super 27 cargo plane belonging to the Congolese CAA - Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (9Q-CAA) slipped off the runway in heavy rain in Kinshasa. After the previous take-off from Kinshasa Airport, problems arose with the aircraft's hydraulics. Since the crew suspected a negative effect on the braking system, the crew returned to Ndjili Airport , as this has a longer runway than Kananga . After touching down on runway 06, the Boeing's brakes failed and the aircraft slid off the runway when the left main landing gear collapsed. In the course of the investigation into the cause of the accident it turned out that the machine had suffered a tailstrike only three days earlier in Goma and the affected sections had been checked but not replaced. The aircraft was written off as a total write-off, the crew remained uninjured.
On January 9, 2011, a Boeing 727-286adv from Iran Air (EP-IRP) coming from Tehran with 105 people on board was flown into a mountain near Urmia Airport . She was approaching landing in poor weather conditions when the crew took off and shortly afterwards the aircraft collided with a nearby mountain slope. 78 of the 105 people on board were killed (see also Iran Air flight 277 ) .
Debris from the plane that crashed on July 8, 2011, one month after the incident
On June 2, 2012, a Boeing 727-221 (F) operated by Nigerian Allied Air (5N-BJN) touched down about 1000 meters too late when landing at Kotoka International Airport ( Accra , Ghana ), rolled over the end of the runway and hit on a main road with a Mercedes-Benz T1 , a taxi and a cyclist. While the four crew members suffered only minor injuries, 10 people died in the minibus, a taxi occupant and the cyclist.
On December 20, 2016, a 727-2J0 (F) from the Colombian Aerosucre Colombia (HK-4544) , starting with a tailwind, broke the barrier at the end of the 1800 m long runway at Puerto Carreno / Germán Olano airport (Colombia), collided with a hut and a tree. Nevertheless, the badly damaged machine took off, but fell about three minutes later seven kilometers west into the area. One crew member survived the crash, five crew members were killed.
On May 25, 2003 the Boeing 727-223 N844AA from Aerospace Sales & Leasing took off from Quatro de Fevereiro airport near Luanda ( Angola ) without clearance and has been missing since then. Despite numerous, sometimes contradicting rumors, there are no specific indications of the whereabouts of this machine and its crew (see also the disappearance of the Boeing 727 N844AA ) .
↑ Christian Schmidt: The B 727 with huge oil tanks on the seats. On May 25, 2003, a Boeing 727 disappeared without a trace in Angola. The machine served as an oil transporter. What connects this event with the fate of MH 370. In: Tagesanzeiger online. Tamedia , September 1, 2014, accessed September 2, 2014 .
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