Continental Airlines Flight 603

Since 1978

Continental Airlines Flight 603 was a scheduled McDonnell Douglas DC-10 flight between Los Angeles International Airport and Honolulu International Airport. On March 1, 1978, it crashed during an aborted takeoff, resulting in the deaths of four passengers. The cause of the accident was attributed to a tire blowout which had a cascading effect leading to the failure of two more nearby tires.

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