On February 20, 2021, a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 departed
Denver, Colorado, and was bound for Honolulu, Hawaii. Shortly after
takeoff, the aircraft suffered a catastrophic engine failure, which
caused a large amount of debris to fall into the suburbs of Denver.
The aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at Denver
International Airport. While no one was injured (on the aircraft or
on the ground), alarming images have surfaced of debris on the
ground, including one of a large engine cowling in a front
yard.
The same day, a Longtail Aviation Boeing 747-400 cargo plane
departed Maastricht, Netherlands and also suffered an engine
failure that caused debris from the engine to fall below into the
town of Meerssen. The debris injured two people and damaged several
homes and vehicles.
