- Title: NETHERLANDS: Investigators probe Turkish Airlines crash in The Netherlands
- Date: 27th February 2009
- Summary: AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (FEBRUARY 26, 2009) (REUTERS) PLANE FLYING PAST SUN NEAR THE CRASH SITE VARIOUS OF CRASH SITE FORENSIC EXPERT IN WINDOW OF CRASHED PLANE VARIOUS OF PLANE WRECKAGE TURKISH AIRLINES SIGN ON PLANE AND FORENSIC EXPERTS FORENSIC TEAM LOOKING AT TRACES IN FIELD FORENSIC TEAM LOOKING AT PLANE WRECKAGE FORENSIC EXPERT LOOKING AT PLANE TURBINE IN FIELD VARIOUS OF FORENSIC EXPERTS LOOKING AT WRECKAGE CRASH SITE HAARLEM NEAR AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (FEBRUARY 26, 2009) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF HAARLEM HOSPITAL CARS ARRIVING AT HOSPITAL AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (FEBRUARY 26, 2009) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF AMSTERDAM HOSPITAL SIGN FOR AMSTERDAM HOSPITAL EXTERIOR OF AMSTERDAM HOSPITAL SCHIPHOL AIRPORT, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (FEBRUARY 26, 2009) (REUTERS) SIGN FOR SCHIPHOL MORTUARY EXTERIOR OF MORTUARY ZWANENBURG, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (FEBRUARY 26, 2009) (REUTERS) PLANE SPOTTER WITH BINOCULARS NEAR CRASH SITE RESIDENTS NEAR CRASH SITE (SOUNDBITE) (English) VILLAGE RESIDENT MANON HOPMAN SAYING: "Airplanes are always dangerous, and when you live here near Schiphol, you know that one every few years, ten years, will drop out of the sky, it will happen always, and it's scary yes." LOCAL RESIDENTS LOOKING AT CRASH SITE (SOUNDBITE) (English) PLANE SPOTTER RUUD VAN DER BOS SAYING: "A lot of people talk about fear, that maybe one day a plane will fall on the village or something but the chances are statistically small indeed. So one one side there is a bit of emotion, and on the other it is part of everyday life." ONLOOKERS AT CRASH SITE AND WRECKAGE IN DISTANCE
- Embargoed: 14th March 2009 12:00
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- Location: Netherlands
- Country: Netherlands
- Topics: Disasters / Accidents / Natural catastrophes
- Reuters ID: LVA5LZMUUHV0KEAPOIRU6VO0GZFI
- Story Text: Investigators trying to find out what caused a Turkish Airlines plane to crash just before reaching Schiphol airport in The Netherlands on Thursday (February 26) were sifting through the wreckage for clues.
The 737-800 aircraft came down just short of the runway on Wednesday killing 9 people and injuring 84. There were 134 people on board.
Officials on Wednesday said it was too early to say what caused the crash.
The black box data and voice recorders have been recovered from the crash site and are being analysed.
The plane broke into three pieces after hitting the ground, about three hours after leaving Istanbul.
Most on board survived. Six of the injured are in a critical condition.
25 passengers are seriously wounded and 24 lightly injured. They are being treated in several different local hospitals.
People living near the airport, who were watching investigators working at the site, said the threat of a plane crash is with them constantly.
"Airplanes are always dangerous, and when you live here near Schiphol, you know that one every few years, ten years, will drop out of the sky, it will happen always, and it's scary," said Manon Hopman.
Ruud Van Der Bos, a keen plane spotter said: "A lot of people talk about fear, that maybe one day a plane will fall on the village or something, but the chances are statistically small indeed. So one one side there is a bit of emotion, and on the other it is part of everyday life."
Schiphol airport is now reopened for flights. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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