How United Airlines Flight 389 Became The Boeing 727’s First Hull Loss

The Boeing 727 was the best-selling airliner of its age – in total, 1,832 airframes of the popular three-engined airliner were built between 1963 and 1984. However, the type had only been in service for a little over a year before its first fatal accident. Let's examine what happened to United Airlines Flight 389.