NATIONAL BRIEFING / COLORADO
TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Strong winds were blowing when an airliner veered off a runway during takeoff and caught fire at Denver International Airport, injuring 37 people on Dec. 20, according to an initial federal report.
But the National Transportation Safety Board report said the wind -- blowing about 27 mph with gusts to nearly 37 mph -- was not so strong that the pilot could not have taken off, the Denver Post reported.
Initial reports had said erroneously that 38 people were hurt. The accident is still under investigation.
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