- Date
- April 26, 1971
- Place
- Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Injuries
- 86 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N26863Boeing 747
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161319
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0029 71/4/26 DENVER,COLO BOEING 747 CR- 0 0 11 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0016 N26863 PX- 0 0 75 51, 24347 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOS ANGELES,CALIF DENVER,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- FAILED TO STOP WITHIN RWY CONFINES AFTER NORMAL LDG.LAST 3000 FT OF RWY VERY SLICK.HIT 2 RWY LTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26863
- Reported as
- Boeing 747
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Stapleton
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