The plane had just taken off from Denver on its way to Hawaii when one of the engines suddenly started to burn. Parts of the plane then fell over a residential area in Broomfield, Colorado. - You felt and heard a loud bang. I saw smoke and then I knew something was wrong, says Brenda Dohn, one of the passengers on board the plane.
The aircraft belonging to the airline United Airlines was on its way to Hawaii when the accident occurred.
The plane could then turn around and make an emergency landing without any problems.
No one was injured in the incident.
Hear passengers Brenda Dohn and Brett Guy talk about the incident in the video.