| Turkish plane crashes near Amsterdam airport |
A Turkish passenger jet crashed as it tried to land at Amsterdam's main airport today, killing at least 9 people and injuring more than 50.
The Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800, which had 127 passengers and 7 crew members according to the airline, broke into 3 pieces on impact in a field near Schiphol Airport.
The Boeing 737-800, which originated from Istanbul, Turkey, was trying to land at Schiphol when it went down at about 10:40 local time, Dutch airport officials said.
Pictures from the scene showed the plane broken in 3 pieces. One tear was in front of the wing, splitting the "Turkish" logo in two, and a larger tear was farther back along the fuselage.
Most of the injured were seated toward the back of the plane, which sustained the most damage, a passenger on the plane told Turkish station NTV. Many of the passengers simply walked off the plane through the cracks in the fuselage, witnesses told NTV.
A bank manager who was a passenger on the plane told NTV that there were no emergency announcements. The crew's last word to the cabin was an announcement to fasten seatbelts and prepare for landing, the bank manager said. He said he felt the pilot giving more power to the engines before feeling "turbulence," then a sudden drop. He described the crash as similar to a sudden impact that was over in a matter of seconds.
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