Debris from a United Airlines plane crashed in suburban Denver during an emergency landing on Saturday, with a very large piece appearing to be part of the engine due to homelessness.
The plane landed safely and no one on board or ashore reported any injuries, according to authorities.
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More details on the United flight that returned to DIA for sure
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the Boeing 777-200 returned to Denver International Airport after experiencing a right engine failure shortly after takeoff. Flight 328 was flying from Denver to Honolulu when the incident occurred, the agency said.
Vol 328 @unit engine caught fire. my parents are on this flight though Everyone is fine but! pic.twitter.com/cBt82nIkqb
– michaela🦋 (@michaelagiulia) February 20, 2021
United said in a separate statement that there were 231 passengers and 10 crew on board. The airline did not disclose further details.
Pedestrians filmed the engine parts crashing into the nearby football field. @BAREESTHETICSCO pic.twitter.com/YYPdrpqP5Z
– JACDEC (@JacdecNew) February 20, 2021
BREAKING
This is when United Flight 328 landed on DIA
Passengers cheer.
You may see damage to the proper engine.
Video: Troy Lewis # 9news pic.twitter.com/wyYqlEEJgZ
– Chris Vanderveen (@chrisvanderveen) February 20, 2021
The Broomfield Police Department posted on Twitter photos showing large circular pieces leaning against a suburban home, about 40 miles north of Denver. Police are asking for the injured to show up.
🎞️Engine EXPLOSION VIDEO From Zach Allen’s Dash Cam in Broomfield: https://t.co/6Syowuy9yI pic.twitter.com/SVqE55TlPN
– Ryan Greene 📷 (@ RyanCBS4) February 20, 2021
MORE VIDEO of United flight 328
The flight took off around 12:49 p.m.
He landed 40 minutes later
Courtesy: Troy Lewis # 9news pic.twitter.com/bh4g2hEhJ3
– Chris Vanderveen (@chrisvanderveen) February 20, 2021
Tyler Thal, who lives in the area, told The Associated Press he was out for a walk with his family when he noticed a large commercial plane flying unusually low and pulled out his phone to film him.
“While looking at it, I saw an explosion and then the cloud of smoke and some debris falling on it. It was like a stain in the sky and as I watch it, I tell my family what I just saw and then we heard the explosion, “he said in a phone interview.” The plane went on and we didn’t. see later “.
Thal was relieved to learn later that the plane had landed safely.
The video posted on Twitter by a woman who said she was the daughter of people on board the flight showed the engine completely engulfed in flames as the plane flew through the air.
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