NTSB Considers Investigation into Frontier Airlines' Emergency Evacuation After Pedestrian Fatality Federal investigators were gathering information on Sunday regarding the emergency evacuation of a Frontier Airlines flight that collided with a pedestrian on a runway at Denver International Airport late Friday night. The incident, which occurred at approximately 11:19 p.m., involved a Frontier flight 4345 bound for Los Angeles. According to airport officials, the pedestrian, who has not yet been publicly identified, had jumped the airport’s perimeter fence and entered the runway before the plane took off. The collision resulted in the pedestrian’s death and prompted an evacuation of 224 passengers and seven crew members. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has not yet launched an investigation into the evacuation, according to spokesperson Sarah Taylor Sulick. She stated that the agency is awaiting details about the injuries sustained by some passengers to determine if the event meets the criteria for an investigation. NTSB teams typically investigate civil aviation accidents involving “substantial damage to an aircraft” or “serious injuries.” A “serious injury” is defined by the Code of Federal Regulations as requiring hospitalization for more than 48 hours within seven days of the incident or involving conditions such as bone fractures, internal organ damage, second- or third-degree burns, severe hemorrhages, or nerve, muscle, and tissue damage. Airport officials confirmed that paramedics transported five individuals to the hospital with unspecified injuries, while 12 others reported minor injuries.#denver_international_airport #ntsb #frontier_airlines #phil_washington #sarah_taylor_sulick
