The man who lost his life after being struck by the engine of a Frontier Airlines plane at Denver airport was identified as Michael Mott. The incident occurred while the aircraft was moving along the runway before takeoff.
According to reports, the victim had entered a restricted area of the airport before being hit by the plane. Emergency crews quickly arrived at the scene, but the man did not survive due to the severity of his injuries.
Authorities launched an investigation to determine how Mott, who had more than 20 arrests since 2002, managed to access the operations area and clarify the circumstances of the accident.
The impact caused a fire in one of the engines, so passengers had to evacuate the plane using the emergency slides. “My father said that when the engine fire happened, he could see a person’s legs spinning inside the engine, which sounds like emotional trauma to me”, said passenger Jacob Anthens.