- Date
- February 20, 1986, 15:39 local (21:39 UTC)
- Place
- Denver, CO
- Injuries
- 111 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N17309Boeing 737-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 16809
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Analysis
F/o was on the 3rd initial operating experience flt with a check airman. Capt and f/o had discussed rapid rate of rotation on previous flts and again on accident flt. The f/o performed the takeoff from Denver and exceeded rotation rate of 3 degrees per sec. The aft fuselage underbelly struck the rwy, substantially damaging the aircraft.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Procedures/directives - not followedFactor
Aircraft handling - improperCause
Inadequate initial trainingFactor
Insufficient standards/requirements,airmanFactor
Rotation - excessiveCause
Supervision - inadequateCause
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17309
- Reported as
- Boeing 737-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23360
- Airframe hours
- 1,591
- Engine
- GE CFM-56-3, 2,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Continental Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Wilminton Trust Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · January 7, 1986 · 5 hours before
- Destination
- SLC · Salt Lake City, UT
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DEN · Stapleton Intl, runway 8R, 10,010 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 20,000 total · 531 in this make and model · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DEN