Continental Airlines Plane Crashes at Denver Airport
According to CNN News, a passenger plane slid off the runway and caught fire at Denver International Airport December 20, 2008. Thankfully, all 115 passengers escaped the plane without any fatalities. Several dozen people were taken to the hospital, however, and one person is reported to be in serious condition.
According to firefighters at the scene, the Boeining 737 slid about 200 yards off the runway. The plane’s wheels had been sheared off and its entire right side was in flames. Miraculously, none of the injured passengers were burned, but some suffered bone fractures.
Investigation is now underway as to the cause of this airplane accident. The cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder have been sent to Washington for review. While weather may have played a factor in the accident, investigators will be interviewing passengers and crew members as they evaluate what exactly happened.
