Also Continental in Denver, a non-slatted DC-9.
The Continental jet, carrying 82 people on a flight to Boise, Idaho, had just taken off in a heavy snowstorm Sunday afternoon when the wings were reported to have rocked back and forth. One wing was ripped away, the plane was tossed on its back and slid to a halt in three main pieces about 2,500 feet from the end of the 10,000-foot runway. #27 People Killed Although more than a dozen passengers walked away from the crash with only minor injuries, 27 people, including the two pilots, were killed, and 10 of the survivors were reported in critical condition yesterday afternoon.
Quote: The New York Times