# Accident 20050108000679A: Boeing 737724, Gunnison, CO, January 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2005, 13:30 local time
- Place: Gunnison, CO
- Airport: Gunnison County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 38.5402° N, 106.9197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5402&lon=-106.9197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16732, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-724 (registry code 13844BY, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737724
- People aboard: 73
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,153 total, 7,111 in this make and model, 188 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050108000679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) CONTINENTAL FLT 1662 FROM IAH TO GUC PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS STRUCK BY AN AIRPORT SNOW PLOW WHILE HOLDING FOR A GATE. THE SNOW PLOW HIT THE AIRCRAFT AFT OF THE LEFT WING WITH ENOUGH ENERGY TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT SIDEWAYS. BOTH ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN AND AIRPORT EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS REQUESTED. THE DAMAGE WAS SURVEYED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. PASSENGERS WERE DISEMBARKED. DAMAGE WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO HAVE CONTINENTAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SUMMONED ON SCENE IN ORDER TO COME UP WITH APPROVED TEMPORARY REPAIR IN ORDER TO FERRY THE AIRCRAFT TO HOUSTON FOR PERMANENT REPAIR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN05LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA048), Jan 8, 2005: Boeing 737-724 (N16732), Gunnison, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the snowplow driver's failure to see the airplane during plowing operations. Factors contributing to the accident were the snowplow driver's excessive speed and the snow.

## Other reports on N16732 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20260401002139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260401002139I), Apr 1, 2026: Boeing 737-724 (N16732), Dulles, VA, Minor damage. Aircraft reported multiple birdstrikes on 3 mile final to rwy 19L. (Iad) the aircraft landed safely and taxied to the gate. After the inspection at the gate…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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