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Boeing 727-200 (727-224)

B727-20244Written off

RegistrationLY5A-DAH

LIOperatorLibyan Arab Airlines

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Boeing 727-200 (727-224) built in 1968. Operated for Libyan Arab Airlines.

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New · 2 years · ≈ 5,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1968

Country of registrationLibia

MSN20244

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Boeing 727

Figures for the 727-200 variant, the most representative of the family

Length46.7 m153 ft

Wingspan32.9 m108 ft

Height10.6 m35 ft

Range4,723 km2,550 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed850 km/h459 ktMach 0.80

Service ceiling12,800 m41,995 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight95,028 kg209,501 lb

Maximum payload49,351 kg108,800 lbIts 155 passengers with baggage would weigh about 15.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity155 passengersUp to 189 in a high-density layout

Endurance5 h 33 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1963 (63 years ago) · About 1,832 units built · Production ended in 1984

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Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1968

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

Oct 16, 1968

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as N1782B.

Dec 28, 1970

Transferred to Libyan Arab Airlines

Transferred to Libyan Arab Airlines.

Operators

1968-10-16

The Boeing Company

Registration N1782B

1970-12-28

Libyan Arab Airlines

Registration 5A-DAH

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Boeing 727-200 (727-224) · 5A-DAH · Libyan Arab Airlines. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B727-20244 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 727-200 (727-224) · 5A-DAH · Libyan Arab Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B727-20244},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B727-20244}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
}

Wikipedia

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