Posted on 12/20/2008 6:18:33 PM PST by Right_Handed_Writer
COL| Denver| Aircraft Down| DIA-800| Denver International Airport|737 landed with the wing on fire, initial reports of 15 pts, MCI response enroute. M/A:Arapahoe County M/A:Adams County| COL015| 19:06
Not seeing it anywhere else yet. Hear it live here:
Prayers!
It ran off the runway according to our local news in Seattle. There’s some smoke, but no fire... so sounds like no injured people.
Big plane? Little plane?
Looking over the site posted, big plane - holds 189 if full.
A 737... Contintental Airline from Houston.
737
News channels playing junk. Can’t find any updates.
I passed by all the news channels, even had the stomach to change to CNN for one second, saw nothing about this
5.56mm
This is all it says on cbs4denver:
A Boeing 737 went off the end of a runway at Denver International Airport Saturday evening and smoke was coming from the aircraft, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The flight was Continental Airlines flight 1404 and apparently left from Houston and was arriving in Denver.
It wasn’t immediately known why the plane went off the runway.
The incident happened at about 6:20 p.m.
Boeing 737 Goes Off Runway At DIA
http://cbs4denver.com/local/crash.denver.plane.2.892170.html
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DENVER (CBS4) - A Boeing 737 went off the end of a runway at Denver International Airport Saturday evening and smoke was coming from the aircraft, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The flight was Continental Airlines flight 1404 and apparently left from Houston and was arriving in Denver.
It wasn’t immediately known why the plane went off the runway.
The incident happened at about 6:20 p.m.
DENVER (CBS4)
A Boeing 737 went off the end of a runway at Denver International Airport Saturday evening and smoke was coming from the aircraft, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The flight was Continental Airlines flight 1404 and apparently left from Houston and was arriving in Denver.
It wasn't immediately known why the plane went off the runway.
The incident happened at about 6:20 p.m.
Posted: Dec 20, 2008 08:07 PM
Updated: Dec 20, 2008 08:18 PM
Plane crashes at Denver International Airport
8:15pm: KCNC is reporting that the plane went off the end of the runway at the Denver International Airport.
8:07pm: KCNC is reporting the aircraft is a Boeing 737 thought to be Continental flight 1404.
According to Continental's website, the flight was scheduled to depart at 6:00pm MT and arrive in to Houston International (IAH) at 9:18pm CT.
8:05pm: According to KCNC-TV (CBS station) in Denver, Colorado a plane has crashed at the Denver International Airport and is on fire.
Stay tuned to KFVS12.com and KFVS-TV for more on this story."
Continental Airlines Flight Number 1404 (CO1404)
FLIGHT TRACKER
Note: Please contact the airline for the status of this flight.
Departure
Airport: Denver, CO (DEN)
Scheduled Time: 6:00 PM, Dec 20
Actual Time: Not Available
Arrival
Status: Call Airline
Airport:
Houston, TX (Intercontinental) (IAH)
Scheduled Time: 9:18 PM, Dec 20
Actual Time: Not Available
Flight Details
Aircraft: Boeing 737-500
Ground Speed: -
Altitude: -
http://www.flightview.com/TravelTools/FlightTrackerQueryResults.asp
“Injuries Reported after DIA Plane Catches Fire”
Last Edited: Saturday, 20 Dec 2008, 7:15 PM MST
Created: Saturday, 20 Dec 2008, 6:51 PM MST
FOX News Alert undated graphic
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “DENVER - At least 14 people were injured when a plane went off a runway at Denver International Airport at 6:30 this evening. No fatalities have been reported.
The 737 was reported to have caught on fire and has been evacuated.”
| 7:07 pm | DIA U/D: First amb is emergent to DHMC with 4pts. (001) | |
| 12/20 | 7:06 pm | DIA U/D: 15 pts have been retriaged to only be Greens and Yellows but concerned with poss airway burns now. Plane holds 189 if full. (001) |
| 12/20 | 6:52 pm | DIA U/D: Cmd reporting 14pts so far, 2 of those red's, but triage continues on the plane and requesting two birds on standby. Add Northglenn, Action Care, Pridemark and Rural Metro also. (001) |
| 12/20 | 6:48 pm | DIA U/D: Opening EOC and hold order in effect for DFD and status red for EMS, moving some M/A amb ops to Green 1. (001) |
| 12/20 | 6:45 pm | DIA U/D: EMS-35 taking command requesting all 5 ambs step it up to code 10, and bed count thru EMS systems, one wing was on fire upon landing, initial reports of 10-15pts. (001) |
| 12/20 | 6:35 pm | Denver: A 737 hard landing at DIA initial reports of some flames and smoke showing, pass being evacuated and a *2nd alarm* headed to assist the ARFF units from Montbello. O/F Den-800, DIA-800, Online (001) |
| 12/20 | 6:31 pm | Littleton: Behind 5225 South Prince car partially in the lake, LPD has rescued the elderly driver. O/F DTRS, Online /199/ 001 |
| 12/20 | 5:55 pm | Jeffco: EB C-470 at Morrison Rd T/A with extrication needed. O/F DTRS, WM-800, Online /073/ 001 |
| 12/20 | 5:49 pm | JeffCo: EB C470 at Morrison Rd T/A with JCSO req extrication response. O/F DTRS, WM800 & Online (199) |
| 12/20 | 5:21 pm | Brighton: I-76 at WCR-2 T/A R/O with ejection and C/G requested. O/F DTRS, Online /499/(001) |
12/20 7:06 pm DIA U/D: 15 pts have been retriaged to only be Greens and Yellows but concerned with poss airway burns now. Plane holds 189 if full. (001)
12/20 6:52 pm DIA U/D: Cmd reporting 14pts so far, 2 of those red's, but triage continues on the plane and requesting two birds on standby. Add Northglenn, Action Care, Pridemark and Rural Metro also. (001)
12/20 6:48 pm DIA U/D: Opening EOC and hold order in effect for DFD and status red for EMS, moving some M/A amb ops to Green 1. (001)
12/20 6:45 pm DIA U/D: EMS-35 taking command requesting all 5 ambs step it up to code 10, and bed count thru EMS systems, one wing was on fire upon landing, initial reports of 10-15pts. (001)
12/20 6:35 pm Denver: A 737 hard landing at DIA initial reports of some flames and smoke showing, pass being evacuated and a *2nd alarm* headed to assist the ARFF units from Montbello. O/F Den-800, DIA-800, Online (001)
Continental flight reportedly involved in accident
posted by: Dan Boniface
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=106325&catid=339
DENVER - Officials at Denver International Airport are reporting an accident involving a Continental flight Saturday evening.
According to Julie King, a spokeswoman with Continental Airlines, flight 1404 from Denver to Houston was trying to take off but instead it “exited the runway.”
The aircraft was a 737 with 107 passengers and 5 crew members aboard.
King says there were no serious injuries.
Numerous emergency vehicles were dispatched to the airport.
No other information was immediately released.
9NEWS has a crew at the scene and will provide updates to this story as more information becomes available.
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