| Date: | March 01, 1978 |
| Location: | Los Angeles, California |
| Aircraft: | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 |
| Reg: | N68045 |
| Airline: | Continental Airlines |
| Flight No: | 603 |
| Fatalities: | 200 : 2 |
| Two people were killed when the pilot aborted a takeoff after the plane suffered two blown tires. The plane veered off the runway and the landing gear failed leading to a fire. Several passengers not heeding the warnings of the stewardess exited onto the wing and fell into the fire. |