Frontier Airlines jet appears to catch fire while landing at Las Vegas airport, FAA and NTSB investigating
A Frontier Airlines flight appeared to catch fire during an emergency landing at Harry Reid International Airport on Saturday evening.
The flight from San Diego to Las Vegas was in the process of landing when the pilots detected smoke and declared an emergency, Frontier said.
After fire and rescue crews extinguished the blaze, all 190 passengers and seven crew members deplaned by the airstairs, according to the airline.
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No injuries were reported, and passengers were bussed to the terminal, Frontier said in a statement on X.
"The cause of the incident is currently under investigation," the airline said in a statement to ABC News.
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Flight 1326 "experienced a hard landing," Harry Reid International Airport said in a statement.
A ground stop was in effect until 7 p.m. Saturday, and the Federal Aviation Administration is continuing to investigate.
The National Transportation Safety Board announced Sunday morning that it's launching an investigation into the emergency landing.
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