This scenario is being reported by several players on here. Based on the details being described, this sounds like a bug. But I have also done a good number of precisely this type of mission and have not had this happen to me.



The one thing I did do while flying these types of missions was that I treated the passenger as I would smuggled cargo, so I basically avoided being scanned on station approaches, which means you manually fly a high speed approach through the slot and only engage the DC once safely inside the station. The DC is too slow with its approach speeds to avoid station authority scans.



All I can think of is that allowing yourself to be scanned while transporting a wanted passenger could result in ship destruction. Whether a bug or intended behavior, probably best to avoid tacking on these types of passenger missions if you are not well versed in smuggling.



Lastly... If this is indeed a bug, Frontier will reimburse you for your losses so it is worth submitting a ticket. Not only to get your money back, but to give Frontier the opportunity to review your account and scrutinize the telemetry of this incident. That will show them precisely what went down and if this is a bug, this will really help them determine the root cause.