Continental Airlines Flight 1713, a Douglas DC-9-14 aircraft, departed from Denver's Stapleton International Airport en route to Boise, but crashed on take-off during an early season snowstorm on Sunday, November 15, 1987.
Continental Airlines Flight 1713 was scheduled to leave Denver at 12:25 PM MST, but many flights out of Denver that day were delayed by inclement weather. The flight was cleared for takeoff at 2:14 PM Mountain Time.
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Continental Airlines Flight 1713, a Douglas DC-9-14 aircraft, departed from Denver's Stapleton International Airport en route to Boise, but crashed on take-off during an early season snowstorm on Sunday, November 15, 1987.
Continental Airlines Flight 1713 was scheduled to leave Denver at 12:25 PM MST, but many flights out of Denver that day were delayed by inclement weather. The flight was cleared for takeoff at 2:14 PM Mountain Time.
As the plane was taking off, it over rotated; the aircraft descended and the left wing struck the ground, causing the wing to separate. The left side of the plane and cockpit struck the ground next and the plane continued rolling, inverted. Of the 82 occupants on board (77 passengers and 5 crew), 28 were killed while 54 survived. The majority of the passengers who died were in the middle of the aircraft. As the plane skidded, the left side was tilted over and the tail was inverted; this action caused the middle part of the plane to squeeze and crush many...
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