Date: 20 December 2008
Flight: Flight 1404
Aircraft: Boeing 737-524
Location: Denver International Airport
Summary: Pilot error, ATC error
Is Continental Airlines Safe?
We track reported incidents for Continental Airlines. This page lists 20 recorded events and highlights the most recent entry.
Most recent listed incident: 20 December 2008
Date: 28 October 2006
Flight: Flight 1883
Aircraft: Boeing 757-224
Location: Newark Liberty International Airport
Summary: Pilot error, landed on taxiway
Date: 19 February 1996
Flight: Flight 1943
Aircraft: Douglas DC-9-32
Location: Houston Intercontinental Airport
Summary: Pilot error
Date: 2 March 1994
Flight: Flight 795
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-82
Location: New York City
Summary: Runway overrun
Date: 17 April 1988
Flight: N433PE
Aircraft: Boeing 737-217
Location: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Summary: In-flight fire
Date: 15 November 1987
Flight: Flight 1713
Aircraft: Douglas DC-9-14
Location: Denver
Summary: Pilot error, weather
Date: 1 March 1978
Flight: Flight 603
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
Location: Los Angeles International Airport
Summary: Tire failure, aborted takeoff
Date: 7 August 1975
Flight: Flight 426
Aircraft: Boeing 727-224
Location: Stapleton International Airport
Summary: Windshear
Date: 4 August 1971
Flight: Flight 712
Aircraft: Boeing 707-324C
Location: over Compton, California
Summary: Mid-air collision with a Cessna 150J
Date: 19 December 1970
Flight: Flight 144
Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
Location: Tulsa International Airport
Summary: Hijacking
Date: 19 November 1968
Flight: N17325
Aircraft: Boeing 707-324C
Location: over Gunnison, Colorado
Summary: Bombing, in-flight fire
Date: 1 July 1965
Flight: Flight 12
Aircraft: Boeing 707-124
Location: Kansas City Downtown Airport
Summary: Skidded off runway
Date: 29 January 1963
Flight: Flight 290
Aircraft: Vickers Viscount 812
Location: Kansas City Downtown Airport
Summary: Icing, loss of control
Date: 8 July 1962
Flight: Flight 210
Aircraft: Vickers Viscount 812
Location: Amarillo Air Terminal
Summary: Pilot error
Date: 22 May 1962
Flight: Flight 11
Aircraft: Boeing 707-124
Location: near Unionville, Missouri
Summary: Bombing
Date: 3 August 1961
Flight: Flight 54
Aircraft: Boeing 707-124
Location: Unknown
Summary: Hijacking
Date: 9 September 1956
Flight: Flight 190
Aircraft: Douglas DC-3A-453
Location: over Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Summary: Mid-air collision with a Cessna 170B
Date: 29 August 1955
Flight: Flight 114
Aircraft: Douglas DC-3-191A
Location: over Hobbs, New Mexico
Summary: Mid-air collision with a Piper PA-22
Date: 16 March 1954
Flight: Flight 46
Aircraft: Convair CV-340-35
Location: near Midland, Texas
Summary: Improper maintenance
Date: 27 August 1945
Flight: NC25636
Aircraft: Lockheed 18-01-01 Lodestar
Location: Albuquerque
Summary: Burned out