An engine failure aboard a commercial flight departing Denver International Airport rained debris on a Broomfield neighborhood before the plane and its 231 passengers and 10 crew members safely landed Saturday afternoon.
Airport authorities say United Airlines flight 328, which departed at 12:49 p.m., was bound for Honolulu when the incident occurred.
Broomfield police received the first call about debris falling out of the sky at 1:09 p.m., officials said. The plane returned safely to the airport at 1:30.
David Delucia, a passenger on the plane, recalled a loud, cabin-rattling explosion, a bright flash, and 20 minutes of terror before they touched down.
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“The plane started shaking violently, and we lost altitude and we started going down,” Delucia told the Associated Press.