| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | November 15, 1987 |
| Time: | 1415 |
| Location: | Denver, Colorado |
| Operator: | Continental Airlines |
| Flight #: | 1713 |
| Route: | Denver, CO - Boise, ID |
| AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14 |
| Registration: | N626TX |
| cn / ln: | 45726/36 |
| Aboard: | 82 (passengers:77 crew:5) |
| Fatalities: | 28 (passengers:25 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed while taking off in a snowstorm. Failure to obtain taxi clearance, confused the ground controller when the plane reached the runway. The plane was not cleared to take off until 27 minutes after de-icing. During takeoff, the first officer overrotated and with the icing, the plane stalled, crashed, and overturned. Both captain and first officer were inexperienced in their respective jobs. |
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