# NTSB DEN71ID040: Boeing 747, N26863, Denver, CO, April 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1971
- Place: Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 86 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161319
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71ID040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71ID040

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26863-1975-10-30), registration cancelled 1975-10-30, S/N 19735 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-124](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-124) (registry code 1384874) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Stapleton

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

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