Frontier Flight 4345 hits pedestrian during takeoff and sparks evacuation

3 articles · Updated · NBC News · May 9

At Denver International Airport, the Airbus A321 bound for Los Angeles carried 224 passengers and seven crew; runway 17L was shut and the FAA confirmed an investigation.
Frontier and the airport said the jet struck the person around 11:19pm Friday, then smoke filled the cabin and an engine fire was extinguished after pilots aborted takeoff.
Passengers evacuated by slides and were bused to the terminal. The airport and airline gave no details on the pedestrian, and it remains unclear whether the fire was caused by the collision.

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