Accident | |
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Date | December 20, 2008 |
Summary | Runway excursion due to abnormal wind gust |
Site | Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado 39°52′30″N 104°41′13.24″W / 39.87500°N 104.6870111°W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 737-524 |
Operator | Continental Airlines |
IATA flight No. | CO1404 |
ICAO flight No. | COA1404 |
Call sign | CONTINENTAL 1404 |
Registration | N18611 |
Flight origin | Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado, United States |
Destination | George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Texas, United States |
Occupants | 115 |
Passengers | 110 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 38 |
Survivors | 115 |
Continental Airlines Flight 1404 was a Continental Airlines domestic flight from Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, to George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas.[1] On the evening of December 20, 2008, the flight crashed while taking off from Denver, resulting in two critical injuries, 36 noncritical injuries, and a hull loss of the Boeing 737-524 aircraft.[1][2]