Death of man struck by Frontier Airlines plane ruled suicide by medical examiner

12 May 2026 at 22:04

Michael Mott, 41, jumped the fence at Denver international airport and had reached the runway when he was struck

The man who was fatally struck on Friday by a departing Frontier Airlines flight on the runway of Denver international airport died by suicide, the city’s medical examiner said Tuesday at a news conference.

On Friday evening, the man, identified as 41-year-old Michael Mott, jumped an 8-ft fence with barbed wire onto the runway, according to Phillip Washington, the airport’s chief executive. Roughly 2 mins lapsed between Mott’s breach of the runway and when he was hit by the Frontier aircraft.

The Guardian World news

US transportation safety agency mulling investigation into fatal Frontier incident

By: Marina Dunbar and agencies

10 May 2026 at 17:47

Safety board says it is gathering information about plane evacuation after person on the runway hit in Denver

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is collecting information about the evacuation of a Frontier Airlines aircraft after the jet struck and killed a person on the runway during departure from Denver international airport.

The flight, which was headed from Denver to Los Angeles international airport, “reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff at DEN at approximately 11:19 pm on Friday”, according to a statement posted on the airport’s official X account. The individual has not been publicly identified.

National Post Canada

Flight strikes, kills pedestrian on Denver runway

By: Bloomberg News

9 May 2026 at 17:30

A Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. flight leaving Denver International Airport struck and killed a person who stepped onto the runway after jumping a fence. Read More

The Guardian World news

Frontier Airlines plane fatally strikes person during takeoff at Denver airport

By: Guardian staff and Associated Press

9 May 2026 at 19:28

Passengers evacuated safely after person jumped perimeter fence and walked on to runway, airport spokesperson says

A Frontier Airlines plane hit and killed a person on the runway of Denver’s international airport during takeoff, sparking an engine fire and forcing passengers to evacuate, authorities said.

The plane, headed to Los Angeles, “reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff” at about 11.19pm on Friday, the Denver airport’s official X account wrote.

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