Los Angeles - Montrose - Denver

On April 13, 1973 at 04:35 PM, Los Angeles - Montrose - Denver experienced a crash involving Rockwell Sabreliner 60, operated by Continental Airlines, with the event recorded near Montrose Colorado.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Montrose Airport, while climbing to an altitude of 1,000 feet, the airplane banked left to an angle of 55° then stalled and crashed in a huge explosion. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N743R, MSN 306-11, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.4375°, -108.2404°.