Overview
- Frontier Flight 4345, which was departing Denver for Los Angeles Friday around 11:19 p.m., struck an individual on Runway 17L and aborted takeoff with 231 people on board.
- The pilots reported an engine fire and smoke in the cabin and ordered an evacuation using slides on the runway.
- Denver Fire crews quickly extinguished a brief engine fire and buses returned passengers to the terminal.
- Investigators closed Runway 17L as the NTSB and airport authorities examine how a person reached an active runway, with the individual’s identity and condition still undisclosed.
- Reports differ on whether a passenger suffered a minor injury during the slide evacuation, and the event renews scrutiny of U.S. runway security and surface surveillance after a recent LAX near‑miss inquiry.