The wreckage of a United Airlines plane fell on the outskirts of Denver during an emergency landing on Saturday, with a very large piece that appears to be part of the engine, barely leaving a home out.
The plane landed safely and no one on board or on the ground was injured, officials said.
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More details about the United flight that returned to DIA safely
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the Boeing 777-200 returned to Denver International Airport after experiencing an engine failure right after takeoff. Flight 328 was flying from Denver to Honolulu when the incident occurred, the agency said.
Flight 328 @United engine caught fire. my parents are on this flight – but everyone is fine! pic.twitter.com/cBt82nIkqb
– michaela🦋 (@michaelagiulia) February 20, 2021
United said in a separate statement that there were 231 passengers and 10 crew members on board. The airline did not release further details.
Pedestrians filmed falling engine parts, impacting the nearby football field. @BAREESTHETICSCO pic.twitter.com/YYPdrpqP5Z
– JACDEC (@JacdecNew) February 20, 2021
SMASH
This is the moment when United flight 328 landed on DIA
Passengers applaud.
You can see damage to the right engine.
Video: Troy Lewis # 9news pic.twitter.com/wyYqlEEJgZ
– Chris Vanderveen (@chrisvanderveen) February 20, 2021
The Broomfield Police Department posted photos on Twitter showing large circular pieces of debris leaning against a suburban home about 25 miles north of Denver. The police are asking all the wounded to report.
🎞️Zach Allen’s Dash Cam ENGINE EXPLOSION VIDEO in Broomfield: https://t.co/6Syowuy9yI pic.twitter.com/SVqE55TlPN
– Ryan Greene 📷 (@ RyanCBS4) February 20, 2021
MORE VIDEOS from United Flight 328
The flight took off around 12:49 pm.
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 that he was walking with his family when he noticed a large commercial plane flying strangely low and picked up his phone to film it.
“As I looked at it, I saw an explosion and then a cloud of smoke and some debris falling from it. It was like a speck in the sky and, as I watch, I am telling my family what I just saw and then we heard the explosion, ”he said in a telephone interview. “The plane kind of went on and we didn’t see it after that.”
Thal was relieved to learn later that the plane had made a safe landing.
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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