# Accident 20081220853549A: Boeing 737524, Denver, CO, December 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2008, 18:18 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 39.7506° N, 105.0008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7506&lon=-105.0008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18611, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18611-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-524 (registry code 1384721, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737524
- Reported engine: GE CFM563B1
- People aboard: 106
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 5,925 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA09MA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09MA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081220853549A

## Narrative

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

DURING A TAKE OFF IN A STRONG CROSS WIND ON RUNWAY 34R, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, CROSSED AN EMPTY TAXIWAY, STRUCK A RAISED AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD, AND CAME TO REST ON A DOWN SLOPE OF A LARGE AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY 34L AND 34R.  THE WIND ISSUED BY THE TOWER, JUST PRIOR TO TAKE OFF, WAS 270 AT 27 KNOTS.  THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE.  ALL PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE EVACUATED OUT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY CRASH LOADS AND FIRE.  THE AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.

## 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 DCA09MA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09MA021), Dec 21, 2008: Boeing 737-524 (N18611), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain’s cessation of right rudder input, which was needed to maintain directional control of the airplane, about 4 seconds before the excursion, when the airplane encountered a strong and gusty…

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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