NTSB Gathering Details on Frontier Airlines Evacuation After Plane Hit and Killed Person in Denver

NTSB Gathering Details on Frontier Airlines Evacuation After Plane Hit and Killed Person in Denver
Frontier Airlines jetliner number n646fr sits outside the airlines technical operations center with other jetliners in for service north of Denver International Airport in Denver, on May 9, 2026. David Zalubowski/AP Photo
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The National Transportation Safety Board on Sunday said it is gathering information about the evacuation of a Frontier Airlines plane after it hit and killed a person on the runway at Denver International Airport during takeoff.

The plane, which was heading 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.