Frontier Airlines flight strikes person on Denver runway 11:19p.m. Friday night.

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A Frontier Airlines flight headed to Los Angeles struck and killed a person who was reportedly walking on a runway during takeoff Friday night at Denver International Airport. The person was at least partially consumed by one of the engines, an official confirmed to ABC News, causing a brief engine fire that was extinguished by firefighters. The incident happened at around 11:19 p.m. Friday when Frontier Flight 4345 reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff, according to a statement from Denver International Airport.


Someone on the runway 17L (far left runway) was hit. Most likely a trespasser. The question is how could this happen?

https://abc7.com/post/frontier-airlines-jet-bound-lax-strikes-person-denver-runway-engine-fire-forces-evacuation/19068264/
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6395054753112
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Homeless guy?
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The answer is a cut fence and disturbed individual. Airport security is chain link and barb wired, generally not monitored outside of cctv in critical areas.
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not a coincidence this happened at the Denver airport the same day the alien files are being "released"
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Probably just another drug addict looking for the dim free needle distribution center
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Engine fire? So do they get sucked into the engine?
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In reply to Jock 07 • 7:43a
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Engine fire? So do they get sucked into the engine?


heaven forbid you take three seconds to read the first post on the topic you clicked on
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In reply to doubledog • 7:44a
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a pedestrian



Who proofreads this crap? Huh. DEN is out in the middle of nowhere. A leisurely stroll to the corner store?
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"partially consumed". Ugh.
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In reply to bobbranco • 7:52a
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doubledog said:
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a pedestrian



Who proofreads this crap? Huh. DEN is out in the middle of nowhere. A leisurely stroll to the corner store?

An intern at ABC7.

Something out of an Gordon Lightfoot song. "In the early morning rain"

"Out on runway number 9/ Big old 707 set to go"
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In reply to Ex Ex Officio Director • 8:22a
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Homeless guy?

DIA is 31 miles from downtown Denver. A homeless guy is not likely to walk or ride a bus to the airport, not saying it could not happen.

My thought is that a member of the ground crew, got stoned, and went for a walk on the runway.
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In Austin back in 2020 a person was hit and killed on the runway by a Southwest flight. I believe they determined it was a suicide if I recall correctly.
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In reply to doubledog • 8:30a
doubledog said:
Ex Ex Officio Director said:
Homeless guy?

DIA is 31 miles from downtown Denver. A homeless guy is not likely to walk or ride a bus to the airport, not saying it could not happen.

My thought is that a member of the ground crew, got stoned, and went for a walk on the runway.


That's not true at all. The train runs from central Denver to right outside the terminal. I have ridden it plenty and there are lots of homeless people that get of the train and ride for as long as they like.
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In Austin back in 2020 a person was hit and killed on the runway by a Southwest flight. I believe they determined it was a suicide if I recall correctly.

I don't recall but there are homeless absolutely everywhere around Berg. Over 20 years ago, APD had to remove a crackhead that climbed in to the cab of my new truck while I was getting diesel off 71.'

Charming area.
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In reply to FriendlyAg • 8:53a
FriendlyAg said:
doubledog said:
Ex Ex Officio Director said:
Homeless guy?

DIA is 31 miles from downtown Denver. A homeless guy is not likely to walk or ride a bus to the airport, not saying it could not happen.

My thought is that a member of the ground crew, got stoned, and went for a walk on the runway.


That's not true at all. The train runs from central Denver to right outside the terminal. I have ridden it plenty and there are lots of homeless people that get of the train and ride for as long as they like.

I do not recall any homeless on that train ($10 is a good chunk of change, but I suppose cheaper than a room), but I never rode it during the night. I must admit I normally rent a car.
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In reply to BMX Bandit • 9:43a
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Jock 07 said:
Engine fire? So do they get sucked into the engine?


heaven forbid you take three seconds to read the first post on the topic you clicked on


I would think an engine would be fairly high off the ground. I'm not an airplane expert… can someone explain the height of engine and/or the physics of how that would be possible?
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In reply to doubledog • 9:46a
doubledog said:
FriendlyAg said:
doubledog said:
Ex Ex Officio Director said:
Homeless guy?

DIA is 31 miles from downtown Denver. A homeless guy is not likely to walk or ride a bus to the airport, not saying it could not happen.

My thought is that a member of the ground crew, got stoned, and went for a walk on the runway.


That's not true at all. The train runs from central Denver to right outside the terminal. I have ridden it plenty and there are lots of homeless people that get of the train and ride for as long as they like.

I do not recall any homeless on that train ($10 is a good chunk of change, but I suppose cheaper than a room), but I never rode it during the night. I must admit I normally rent a car.

Homeless don't have to pay for the train. The kind leftists just allow them to be on it for free and terrorize people.
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In reply to jpb1999 • 9:46a
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The bottom of the engine is about 3 feet off the ground, the top about 7-8 feet. Also, the engine when in takeoff power, has a lot of suction that will pull something in
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In reply to doubledog • 9:46a
doubledog said:
FriendlyAg said:
doubledog said:
Ex Ex Officio Director said:
Homeless guy?

DIA is 31 miles from downtown Denver. A homeless guy is not likely to walk or ride a bus to the airport, not saying it could not happen.

My thought is that a member of the ground crew, got stoned, and went for a walk on the runway.


That's not true at all. The train runs from central Denver to right outside the terminal. I have ridden it plenty and there are lots of homeless people that get of the train and ride for as long as they like.

I do not recall any homeless on that train ($10 is a good chunk of change, but I suppose cheaper than a room), but I never rode it during the night. I must admit I normally rent a car.


The homeless don't pay man. They just get on and if the ticket person comes they get off.
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In reply to AggieFlyboy • 9:48a
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The bottom of the engine is about 3 feet off the ground, the top about 7-8 feet. Also, the engine when in takeoff power, has a lot of suction that will pull something in


Thanks. I would have thought they are much higher off the ground than that… thanks for info. I get it now. Pretty simple.
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In reply to fire09 • 10:00a
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The answer is a cut fence and disturbed individual. Airport security is chain link and barb wired, generally not monitored outside of cctv in critical areas.


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I see homeless around DEN it's self, but also in the surrounding area some.
It isn't as bad as around town centers, but if they are traveling from 1 place to another they could be in the vast wasteland that is country Colorado.
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CNBC seems to think this person is a "pedestrian". Very odd phrasing for someone on an active runway at an airport.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/09/frontier-airlines-plane-engine-fire-pedestrian.html
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Thats a flight they won't forget and I bet he didn't see it coming.

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In reply to 2wealfth Man • 10:42a
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CNBC seems to think this person is a "pedestrian". Very odd phrasing for someone on an active runway at an airport.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/09/frontier-airlines-plane-engine-fire-pedestrian.html


Pedestrian.
a person going on foot

Was he on a skateboard? Or since Denver, a motorized scooter?
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In reply to BMX Bandit • 10:49a
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2wealfth Man said:
CNBC seems to think this person is a "pedestrian". Very odd phrasing for someone on an active runway at an airport.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/09/frontier-airlines-plane-engine-fire-pedestrian.html


Pedestrian.
a person going on foot

Was he on a skateboard? Or since Denver, a motorized scooter?


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In reply to BigRobSA • 11:04a
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Better description is "hit someone walking on an active runway". It isn't like they were on a cross walk waiting at a light or anything.
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