Continental Airlines Flight 1404

Continental Airlines Flight 1404
Aerial view of the aircraft wreckage
Accident
DateDecember 20, 2008 (2008-12-20)
SummaryRunway excursion due to abnormal wind gust
Site
Aircraft

N18611, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 2006
Aircraft typeBoeing 737-524
OperatorContinental Airlines
IATA flight No.CO1404
ICAO flight No.COA1404
Call signCONTINENTAL 1404
RegistrationN18611
Flight originDenver International Airport, Denver, Colorado, United States
DestinationGeorge Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Texas, United States
Occupants115
Passengers110
Crew5
Fatalities0
Injuries38
Survivors115

Continental Airlines Flight 1404 was a Continental Airlines domestic flight from Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, to George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas. On the evening of December 20, 2008, the flight crashed while taking off from Denver, resulting in two critical injuries, 36 noncritical injuries, and a hull loss of the Boeing 737-524 aircraft.