Denver – San Francisco

On October 1, 1997 at 04:36 AM, Denver – San Francisco experienced a crash involving Boeing 727-100, operated by Ryan International Airlines, with the event recorded near Denver-Stapleton Colorado.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. As the cargo jet was taxiing for takeoff in a non movement area, it was struck by an airport employee shuttle bus. The airplane captain was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and the collision occurred during predawn hours. The bus driver said he stopped at the stop sign, turned on the 4-way flasher lights, and looked both ways. He saw one inbound aircraft to the right that had stopped. He did not see the airplane approaching from the left as he started across the cargo ramp. The airplane crew stated they did not see the bus until seconds before impact. Airplane skid marks, measuring 22 and 24 feet in length, were noted on the taxiway. No bus skid marks were noted on the roadway.

Aircraft reference details include registration N414EX, MSN 18899/256, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.7778°, -104.8651°.