Plane crashes on landing at Amsterdam's Schip
Agencies
Last updated: February 25, 2009, 15:02
Amsterdam: At least one person was killed when a Turkish plane slammed into a field while attempting to land at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport and broke into three pieces, Dutch police said.
Turkish Airlines said 20 others were injured in the crash.
Turkey's Transport Minister Binali Yildirim says 135 passengers and eight crew were aboard the Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Amsterdam.
Police spokesman Jaap Hage told The Associated Press a Turkish Airlines 737-800 had crashed in a field next to a runway.
The plane, Flight TK1951, left Istanbul's Ataturk Airport at 8:22 am (0622 GMT).
An airport spokeswoman told Dutch NOS news that all flights to and from Schiphol had been suspended.
NOS quoted a local reporter, Onno Beukers, as saying that the wreckage was lying in a field next to the runway and that emergency services were treating passengers in the field.
A photo shown by the NOS showed the plan lying in three pieces in the muddy field. It did not appear that the plane had caught fire after the crash.
Wow, just yesterday I saw a Turkish Airlines ad for cheap fares to Europe (on Gulf Times), and was planning an Amsterdam getaway for May.
3 of nine deads are the pilots . 25 heavy wounded
Wow. I just went thru Schiphol two weeks ago. Sad to see, especially as the toll mounts.
Nine killed and 50 seriously injured. Press conference.
its very sad
Now Turkish Airlines says that no one was killed in the mishap.
Mandi
Very Sad , Thank God that most of the passengers are save and sound
Fire Still Burns
Damn Thts bad..
Luckily nothing worse happened to all the passengers !!
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