The pounding he took in the Continental Airlines crash in Denver two years ago today has erased a full month from his consciousness. He added that the safety board recently warned commuter airlines against assigning new pilots and copilots to the same flight. They eventually were able to put up large space heaters to warm the trapped passengers as temperatures fell and night winds blew. S.C. woman wins $300,000 lottery prize -- her second jackpot in 3 years. Daniel and his lawyer, David Comstock of Boise, admit to being exasperated by the legal meanderings. 'We'll have a church service for everyone that wants to come, and then a reception just for the families and survivors,' he said. On Nov. 15, 1987, a Boise-bound DC-9 jetliner flipped and crashed shortly after takeoff at the busy Denver airport. Helpenstell was not alone in wondering how and why he and so many other passengers survived the accident. Many survivors and other witnesses said they saw a ball of flame shortly before the plane went down, although rescuers and airport officials say the wreckage shows few signs of charring and few injuries were caused by fire. Fifty-four people survived. Diane McElhiney, 40, Mountain Home, Idaho, guarded. He suffered hypothermia, despite rescuers attempts to warm trapped passengers with auxiliary power units. And the plane had split apart. Tom Allegrezza, 45, Meridian, Idaho, serious. Bonnie Smith, El Paso, ?Texas, age unknown. Continental Airlines flight 1713 [11] [12] [13] Investigators also discovered that before he began working for Continental, Bruecher had been dismissed from another airline after failing on three occasions to pass a flight examination. I'm thinking that maybe there should be a national organization for plane crash survivors. The plane was dark, wet and cold, as snow and wind blew in through the smashed fuselage. James Marria, 38, Boise, Idaho, critical. He said he hopes the service 'will bring everyone together in a positive way. Continental Airlines Flight 1713 Fatalities From Flight 1713 November 18, 1987 DENVER (AP) _ Here are the people who died as a result of the crash of Continental Flight 1713, based on But he said seat selection is unimportant because fire often spreads throughout an airplane after a crash. The last survivor was removed from the wreckage four hours after the crash. [1] Having already completed deicing, Flight 1713's crew seem to have interpreted this new clearance to mean they could now taxi from the pad and proceed to the runway.