{"id":1931713,"date":"2026-05-12T17:56:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1931713"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:56:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:56:46","slug":"man-killed-by-plane-at-denver-airport-identified-manner-of-death-determined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1931713","title":{"rendered":"Man Killed by Plane at Denver Airport Identified, Manner of Death Determined"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d2\/16by9\/2026\/05\/12\/d21f7ce85fc4497396e18c210ab2d011_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Man Killed by Plane at Denver Airport Identified, Manner of Death Determined<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Denver International Airport<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Officials Identify Man Killed by Plane on Runway<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">&#8230; Suicide, But No Note<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-12T10:56:46-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              May 12, 2026<br \/>\n                            10:56 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-4814050038395036a9768f9dfca95de5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260512_d21f7ce85fc4497396e18c210ab2d011\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:eb63facf-de21-470a-a7d6-f23c0f464791\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d2\/4by3\/2026\/05\/12\/d21f7ce85fc4497396e18c210ab2d011_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-frontier-denver-international-airport-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6d90a7aabd3f88b8b6376d5250439387\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The man who was struck and killed by a plane at Denver International Airport over the weekend died by suicide &#8230; though questions remain about why he wanted to end his life.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0ce6449fe33a2090f94b57418445f77f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Denver Medical Examiner <strong>Sterling McLaren<\/strong> said 41-year-old <strong>Michael Mott <\/strong>is the man who was consumed by the jet engine of a Frontier Airlines plane late Friday night as he walked on the runway. McLaren&#8217;s office determined the man&#8217;s cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries, and the manner of death was suicide.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8fd57b488a7abd8bd8d807ccf95626bc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-6071d9bc-3ee1-46e7-889d-c174d463dc9d-1519740676-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bd\/16by9\/2026\/05\/11\/bdfa41fd01534061a8f25a8dcad4bb4f_md.png\" alt=\"051126 denver airport kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-6071d9bc-3ee1-46e7-889d-c174d463dc9d-1519740676-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">MOMENTS BEFORE DISASTER<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/man-struck-by-plane-at-denver-airport-05-11-2026\/\">Video: Disturbing Video Shows Moments Before Disaster at Denver Airport<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bcc9418950eae7e78bdc9246fa4abc1e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>However, there was no note found near the scene, so investigators are still trying to piece together what led up to the shocking method of suicide.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2b08328db0173be090d8fa885330ee3a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>We told you about the horrific incident &#8212; a plane <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/09\/frontier-plane-kills-person\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>plowed<\/strong><\/a> down Mott as he was seen strolling along the runway during takeoff. Air traffic personnel immediately confirmed there were human remains on the runway and swiftly began evacuating the plane.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-50e14739cfe0db5270995c1dee62e6d6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-ca80cc7f-4647-4455-8707-abb381b85072-2124281591-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/59\/16by9\/2026\/05\/09\/5975d534f9ac42dcbca15884e1ecb847_md.png\" alt=\"frontier-audio-art-primary-1 (1)\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-ca80cc7f-4647-4455-8707-abb381b85072-2124281591-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">THE CHILLING AUDIO<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/frontier-plane-strikes-person-dead-audio-05-09-2026\/\">Video: Person Fatally Hit by Frontier Airlines Plane En Route to LAX<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Broadcatisfy.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f073302fbfe7f5790eede382c8379f4e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Five people were sent to the hospital following the incident, and four have reportedly been released, <a href=\"https:\/\/kdvr.com\/news\/local\/man-hit-killed-by-plane-at-dia-identified-by-medical-examiner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>KDVR-TV<\/strong><\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-470603b55e888746ef3e86806fe4a7ed\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Investigators say Mott jumped an 8-foot-tall fence to gain access to the runway. At the same time he scaled the fence, the airport&#8217;s motion sensors detected a herd of deer just near where he was &#8212; about 2 miles from the airport&#8217;s terminal, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-518aac7f07a78076425fb6e9992b28a2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f43b7b00b8f214cbc788dc03ae5b3198\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><em>If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. 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