Federal Express Flight 705
Shortly after takeoff from Memphis, a jumpseat passenger aboard Federal Express Flight 705 (DC-10), attempted to take over the aircraft. Although critically injured, the crew returned to Memphis for a successful landing. The would-be hijacker, a FedEx pilot who was to be terminated from the airline, was sentenced to life in prison in wake of the incident.
DENVER — A Continental Airlines jet taking off from Denver veered off the runway into a ravine and caught fire Saturday night, forcing passengers to evacuate on emergency slides and injuring nearly 40 people, officials said.
No deaths were reported, but 38 people were taken to hospitals, said Kim Day, Denver International Airport manager of aviation. No one was reported in critical condition.
The cause of the accident was not immediately known. The weather in Denver was cold but not snowy when Continental Flight 1404 took off from Denver International Airport for Houston around 6:20 p.m.--Huffington Post