Denver - Houston

On December 20, 2008 at 06:18 PM, Denver - Houston experienced a crash involving Boeing 737-500, operated by Continental Airlines, with the event recorded near Denver-Intl Colorado.

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

115 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 115 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 110, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On December 20, 2008, about 1818 mountain standard time, Continental Airlines flight 1404, a Boeing 737-500, N18611, departed the left side of runway 34R during takeoff from Denver International Airport (DEN), Denver, Colorado. A postcrash fire ensued. The captain and 5 of the 110 passengers were seriously injured; the first officer, 2 cabin crewmembers, and 38 passengers received minor injuries; and 1 cabin crewmember and 67 passengers (3 of whom were lap-held children) were uninjured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The scheduled, domestic passenger flight, operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121, was departing DEN and was destined for George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Texas. At the time of the accident, visual meteorological conditions prevailed, with strong and gusty winds out of the west. The flight operated on an instrument flight rules flight plan.

Aircraft reference details include registration N18611, MSN 27324/2621, year of manufacture 1994.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.5425°, -104.8677°.