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Boeing 727-200 (727-256)

B727-20820Written off

RegistrationESEC-CFJ

OperatorIberia

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Boeing 727-200 (727-256). Operated for Iberia.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Country of registrationEspaña

MSN20820

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

Apr 16, 1974

Delivered to Iberia

Delivered to Iberia as EC-CFJ.

Dec 7, 1983

Accident at Madrid-Barajas Airport

On December 7, 1983, the Boeing 727-256 aircraft (registration EC-CFJ), operated by Iberia, was involved in a fatal accident at Madrid-Barajas Airport (Spain), leaving 51 dead. Source: Iberia.

What happened

Ten days after the Avianca crash, an Aviaco DC-9 taxiing in fog at Barajas took the wrong taxiway and entered the runway from which an Iberia 727 was taking off for Rome. All 42 people on the DC-9 died, and 51 on the 727. There was no ground radar and no signage adequate for fog like that. Madrid installed surface radar and redesigned its taxiways.

Source: Iberia

Operators

1974-04-16

Iberia

Registration EC-CFJ

In memoriam

This aircraft was involved in an accident with fatalities. Out of respect for those who lost their lives and for their families, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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Harvard

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BibTeX

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  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-16},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
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Wikipedia

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