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A total of 571 Boeing 727-00/100 series aircraft were delivered (407 -100s, 53 -100Cs, and 111 -100QCs), the last in October 1972. One 727-100 was retained by Boeing, bringing total production to 572. [44] The -100 designation was assigned retroactively to distinguish the original short-body version. Actual aircraft followed a "727-00" pattern.
August 16, 1965: United Airlines Flight 389, a new 727-100, crashed into Lake Michigan 30 miles (26 nmi; 48 km) east northeast of Chicago's O'Hare Airport. The crew was told to descend to and maintain an altitude of 6,000 feet (1,800 m), which was the last radio communication with the flight.
As well as commercial operators the 727 has been used by military, government and private operators. The United States military used the 727 as a military transport, designated as the C-22. Afghanistan. Afghan Air Force Angola. Angolan Air Force Belgium. Belgian Air Force Benin. Military of Benin Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso Air Force [5] Cameroon
American Airlines Flight 625, a Boeing 727-100, crashed at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on April 27, 1976, while on a domestic scheduled passenger flight originating at T. F. Green Airport in Rhode Island and ending at Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, with an intermediate stop at John F. Kennedy International Airport. 37 out of the 88 passengers on board died in the accident.
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 727-100 [a] (registration number N1996), serial number 18901. [1]: 7 The Boeing 727 was delivered to American Airlines on June 29, 1965, and had operated a total of 938 hours at the time of the accident. [1]: 7
McClain Airlines Boeing 727-100 N101MU. McClain Airlines was an airline based in the United States that operated Boeing 727-100 aircraft in an all first class configuration. The airline intended to operate Los Angeles — Chicago flights. The airline was headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. [1]
United Airlines Flight 389 was a scheduled flight from LaGuardia Airport, New York City, New York, to O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois.On August 16, 1965, at approximately 21:21 EST, the Boeing 727 crashed into Lake Michigan 20 miles (17 nmi; 32 km) east of Fort Sheridan, near Lake Forest, while descending from 35,000 feet (11,000 m) mean sea level (MSL).
The aircraft that operated the incident flight was a Boeing 727-100, registered as N854TW. [1] The crew members of Flight 106 were all from Kansas City, Missouri. They were captain John B. McGhee, First Officer Robert M. Clark, and flight engineer John M. McFarland. There were also three flight attendants. Forty-five passengers were aboard the ...