McDonnell Douglas MD-80 N72830
27 December 1987 · Denver, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 December 1987 at about 17:04 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 registered N72830, operated by Continental Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident near Denver, Colorado, United States. 136 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:04
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stapleton (DEN)
- Coordinates
- 39.7598, -104.9207
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas MD-80
- Registration
- N72830
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Continental Airlines, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Atlanta → Denver
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN88IA043
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING LANDING ROLL THE ACFT STRUCK A TAXIWAY MARKER. VISIBILITY WAS REPORTED BY RVR TO BE 2200. ACTUAL VISIBILITY WAS NEAR ZERO DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PLT STATED HE DID NOT LOSE CNTRL BUT FINITE CNTRL NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO LACK OF VISIBILITY AND CROSS WINDS OF 20 GUSTING TO 30 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other McDonnell Douglas MD-80 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1987 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1989 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1989 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1989 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Continental Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1991 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1991 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 1987 | Piper PA-31 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Western Aviators | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1987 | Beechcraft 58 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Aero Charter | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Feb 1987 | Boeing 737-2A6 | Durango, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1987 | Airbus A-300-B4-203 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1987 | Cessna R172K | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1987 | Cessna 210 | Greeley, Colorado, United States | Hoffman, Richard W. | No injuries | - |