Pictured: A Continental Airlines Boeing 737-824
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Contact photographer Zach Chelsky
What: Continental Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Newark to Portland
Where: Helena
When: Sunday Dec 6 10 p.m.-6:15 a.m.
Who: 150 passengers
Why: While en route to Portland, the plane developed engine trouble, and landed safely in Helena. Passengers were accommodated in the terminal, and a replacement flight arrived to take them to their destination, embarking for Portland at 6:15 a.m.
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The plane landed safely.
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The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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