Continental Airlines Flight 1404
Aerial view of the aircraft wreckage | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 20, 2008 |
| Summary | Runway excursion due to abnormal wind gust |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| N18611, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 2006 | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-524 |
| Operator | Continental Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | CO1404 |
| ICAO flight No. | COA1404 |
| Call sign | CONTINENTAL 1404 |
| Registration | N18611 |
| Flight origin | Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Destination | George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Texas, United States |
| Occupants | 115 |
| Passengers | 110 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 38 |
| Survivors | 115 |
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.