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Frontier Flight Hits Person on Denver Runway During Takeoff

Airport officials say the intruder died, prompting a probe of how he reached an active runway.

L'incident a fait au moins un blessé à bord de l'appareil. [Carla Bernhardt / AFP]
Le vol 4345 de la compagnie Frontier en direction de Los Angeles n'a pas pu décoller de Denver après avoir percuté un individu sur la piste.
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Overview

  • The Airbus A321, which began its takeoff roll Friday around 11:19 p.m. local time, struck a person crossing the runway and aborted the departure.
  • ATC audio captured the pilot reporting an engine fire as crews moved in to extinguish a brief blaze.
  • Frontier evacuated 224 passengers and seven crew by slides after smoke was reported in the cabin, with 12 minor injuries and five people taken to hospitals.
  • Denver International Airport said the person breached the perimeter fence, was not an airport employee, and later confirmed the person died.
  • The affected runway closed for inspections as officials opened an investigation into how the fence, initially described as intact, was bypassed.