NTSB gathering details about Frontier Airlines evacuation after plane after hit person in Denver

"The plane, on route from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport, "reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff at DEN at approximately 11:19 p.m. on Friday," according to a post on the airport's official X account. Passengers were evacuated via slides, and the emergency crew bused them to the terminal. An airport spokesperson said 12 passengers suffered minor injuries and five were taken to hospitals."

"Some people on board expressed concern about the evacuation, including being stuck in the plane for several minutes as smoke filled the cabin and left on the tarmac in the cold once they were out. Video also showed some passengers coming down the slide with what looked to be their carry-on bags."

""We are gathering information about the emergency evacuation to determine if it meets criteria for a safety investigation," NTSB spokesperson Sarah Taylor Sulick said early Sunday, adding that the agency might have more details in a few hours."

""We're stopping on the runway," the pilot tells the control tower according to the site ATC.com. "We just hit somebody. We have an engine fire." The pilot tells the air traffic controller they have "231 souls" on board and that an "individual was walking across the runway." The air traffic controller responds that they are "rolling the trucks now" before the pilot tells the tower they "have smoke in the aircraft. We are going to evacuate on the runway.""

A Frontier Airlines flight from Denver to Los Angeles reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff at Denver International Airport around 11:19 p.m. on Friday. The aircraft stopped on the runway after the pilot reported an engine fire and smoke in the cabin. Passengers were evacuated using slides, and emergency crews transported them by bus to the terminal. An airport spokesperson reported 12 passengers with minor injuries and five passengers taken to hospitals. Some passengers reported concerns about being stuck briefly as smoke filled the cabin and leaving the aircraft in cold conditions. Video showed passengers descending the slides with carry-on bags. The NTSB gathered information to determine whether the evacuation met criteria for a safety investigation.

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