Boeing 737-500 crash, Dec 20, 2008, Denver-Intl
Boeing 737-500 accident on December 20, 2008 near Denver-Intl, Colorado, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The captain stopped applying the...
- Date: December 20, 2008
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-500
- Location: Denver-Intl, Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The captain stopped applying the rudder input needed to keep directional control in a crosswind that exceeded his training and experience. Contributing factors were the lack of key wind information for controllers and pilots and inadequate crosswind training in the industry.
A Continental Boeing 737-500 departed runway 34R at Denver in strong, gusty crosswinds and left the runway side, and a post-crash fire followed. The captain and five passengers were seriously injured and the rest of the 110 passengers and crew were hurt less or not at all. The NTSB found the captain stopped applying right rudder about four seconds before the excursion.