Incident Boeing 777-224ER N78004,
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Date:Thursday 18 June 2009
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B772 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 777-224ER
Owner/operator:Continental Airlines
Registration: N78004
MSN: 27580/169
Year of manufacture:1998
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 247
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Atlantic Ocean -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU/EBBR)
Destination airport:EWR/KEWR
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The Captain of flight 61 apparently died of natural causes during the flight. He had been with the airline for 21 years.

Sources:

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world?cp-documentid=148057243&ocid=hotmail

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jun-2009 01:23 Sirjames111 Added
19-Jun-2009 09:51 SkyJet Updated
25-Dec-2012 09:51 TB Updated

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