Continental Airlines Flight 1713
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Continental Airlines Flight 1713 was a commercial airline flight that crashed while taking off in a snowstorm from Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado, on November 15, 1987.[2][3][4][5][6] The Douglas DC-9 airliner, operated by Continental Airlines, was making a scheduled flight to Boise, Idaho. Twenty-five passengers and three crew members died in the crash.[1]: 20
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Accident | |
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Date | November 15, 1987 |
Summary | Crashed following loss of control on takeoff[1] |
Site | Stapleton International Airport, Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-9-14 |
Operator | Continental Airlines |
IATA flight No. | CO1713 |
ICAO flight No. | COA1713 |
Call sign | CONTINENTAL 1713 |
Registration | N626TX |
Flight origin | Denver–Stapleton Int'l Airport |
Destination | Boise Airport |
Occupants | 82 |
Passengers | 77 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 28 |
Injuries | 53 |
Survivors | 54 |
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation of the accident determined that the most probable cause of the accident was the failure on the part of the pilot in command to have the aircraft deiced a second time before takeoff.