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| Audio captures moment Frontier plane fatally struck pedestrian | |||
| 2026-05-09 | |||
| [CBS] An audio recording captures the moments after a Frontier Airlines flight struck a pedestrian while departing Denver International Airport on Friday. Things begin smoothly, with the tower confirming the pilot is clear for takeoff and wishing the flight crew "a good night," according to audio from ATC.com. About 30 seconds into the audio, the Frontier pilot says he is "stopping on the runway." "We just hit somebody. We have an engine fire," the pilot says. My number 2 engine appears to be running a little hot. Air traffic control staff provide instructions on how the plane can safely exit the runway. When asked for more details, the pilot says there "was an individual walking across the runway." About 40 seconds later, the pilot reports "smoke in the aircraft" and says he will evacuate the plane on the runway. Video shot by a passenger aboard the plane and shared with CBS News shows smoke in the cabin of the aircraft. The passengers and flight crew used inflatable slides to evacuate the plane. Emergency crews bused the passengers back to the airport terminal, and their flight to Los Angeles was rescheduled. The images also appear to show blood on the plane's engine. No major injuries were reported among any of the 224 passengers or seven crew members aboard the plane at the time of the incident, according to Frontier Airlines. The airport said that 12 people reported minor injuries and five of those were transported to area hospitals. The airport said in a statement that the pedestrian was killed. The person, who has not been identified, jumped the perimeter fence and was hit two minutes later while crossing the runway, the airport said. The fence is intact, and the pedestrian is not believed to be an airport employee. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy referred to the person as a "trespasser" in a post on social media. ....and may never be "identified." Frontier Airlines is investigating the incident. The National Transportation Safety Board was also notified. The runway where the crash occurred will stay closed during the investigation, according to Denver International Airport, and is expected to be reopened Saturday.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The person was at least partially consumed by one of the engines, an official confirmed to ABC News. There was horror onboard a Frontier Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles when it struck and killed a person walking on the runway at Denver International Airport on Friday night. Denver International Airport released a statement confirming that a person 'jumped the perimeter fence' near the runway and was hit two minutes later at 11.19pm. The individual is dead and has not been identified, though officials do not believe they were an employee of the airport. The person was at least partially consumed by one of the engines, an official confirmed to ABC News. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy described the person who was hit as a 'trespasser' who breached airport security before deliberately scaling the fence. Officials who examined the fence said it was intact. Duffy added on X: 'No one should EVER trespass on an airport.'
In one clip a child could be seen jumping on to the slide. All 224 passengers and seven crew members escaped to safety via the slides. There was at least 12 minor injuries among those on the aircraft and five people were transported to local hospitals, while the rest of the passengers were taken to the terminal and have since left on a new Frontier flight.
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