Continental Airlines Flight 1713

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. 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.:20

Continental Airlines Flight 1713
N626TX, the aircraft involved in the accident while still being used by Air Canada as CF-TLF
Accident
DateNovember 15, 1987
SummaryCrashed following loss of control on takeoff
SiteStapleton International Airport, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Aircraft
Aircraft typeDouglas DC-9-14
OperatorContinental Airlines
IATA flight No.CO1713
ICAO flight No.COA1713
Call signCONTINENTAL 1713
RegistrationN626TX
Flight originDenver–Stapleton Int'l Airport
DestinationBoise Airport
Occupants82
Passengers77
Crew5
Fatalities28
Injuries53
Survivors54

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.

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