A late-night Frontier Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles turned into a mass emergency evacuation after the aircraft struck and killed a man who had breached security and entered a runway at Denver International Airport. Authorities have since ruled the death a suicide.

According to The New York Post , Frontier Flight 4345 was preparing for takeoff around 11 p.m. on Friday, May 8, when the Airbus A321 accelerated down the runway and collided with a 41-year-old man later identified as Michael Mott.

Air traffic control audio captured the pilot informing the tower moments later: “We just hit somebody,” before reporting an engine fire and bringing the plane to a stop.…