Person Fatally Struck by Frontier Airlines Jet at Denver Airport Is Identified
The New York Times • • business
Key Points:
- Michael Mott, 41, fatally struck by a Frontier Airlines jet at Denver International Airport after scaling a perimeter fence and bypassing motion sensors and radar detectors.
- The incident occurred on Friday night as the plane was taking off for Los Angeles; Mott was not an airport employee.
- The death was ruled a suicide after Mott was drawn into the airplane’s engine, causing a fire and forcing an emergency evacuation of 224 passengers and seven crew members.
- Twelve people sustained minor injuries during the evacuation, with five hospitalized; pilots aborted takeoff promptly, preventing a worse outcome.
- Investigators are reviewing debris and contacting Mott’s family but have found no note explaining his actions.