Boeing 727 Passenger Jet Crash Experiment On April 27, 2012, an international team of scientists, experts and elite pilots deliberately crash landed a 170-seat Boeing 727 passenger jet to study the mechanics of a plane crash in real time. The jet was then slammed into the ground by remote control in a “high vertical load impact” where the plane falls short of the runway. It hit the ground at 140mph – the speed of impact in 80% of crashes – while 24 cameras recorded the result. The first 11 rows

The test occurred on Aug. 26th, 2015 at NASA's Langley Research Center. They were testing the emergency locator transmitter aboard this 1974 Cessna 172. Credit: NASA/LRC | Space.com

In 2012, a group of Mexican scientists intentionally crashed a Boeing 727 to test which seats had the best chance of survival. _ The group had to get special permits and permissions to be able to perform the experiment, this included having human pilots for at least part of the flight. The plane took off on the morning of April 27th, 2012, with three crew members onboard: two pilots and an engineer. All three crew members then parachuted out, with the lead pilot jumping out just three minutes be

BREAKING NEWS: A Boeing 727 cargo jet crashes in a fireball and the plane's final moments are captured on camera. The harrowing video out of Colombia shows the jet overshooting the runway before the crash. http://abc7.la/2h8EfxT | ABC7

In 2012, scientists conducted a remarkable experiment by deliberately crashing a retired Boeing 727 in a Mexican desert to identify the safest seat in a plane crash ✈️ The unmanned aircraft, loaded with crash test dummies and sensors, was remotely piloted into the ground. The results were striking: dummies in the front of the plane, including the cockpit, suffered devastating damage with little chance of survival. Those seated in the middle, above the wings, experienced serious but survivable in