09 Dead in Turkish Plane Crash in Amsterdam

A Turkish Airlines plane with 135 people aboard slammed into a field Wednesday while attempting to land at Amsterdam's main airport, killing nine people and injuring more than 50, the area's acting mayor said.

• The airline had said earlier that everyone survived.
• "At this moment there are nine victims to mourn and more than 50 injured," said Michel Bezuijen, acting mayor of Haarlemmermeer, said at a news conference. He said there was no immediate word on the cause of the crash.
• Bezuijen said at least 25 of the injured were in a serious condition and that both crew members and passengers were hurt.
• The plane broke into three sections on impact and its jet engines landed some about 100 yards (100 meters) away from the wreckage in a muddy field.
• Candan Karlitekin, the head of the airline's board of directors, told reporters in Turkey that visibility was good at the time of landing.
• "Visibility was clear and around 5,000 yards (4,500 meters). Some 550 yards (500 meters) before landing; the plane landed on a field instead of the runway," he said.
• "We have checked the plane's documents and there is no problem concerning maintenance," he added.
• Turkish Airlines CEO Temel Kotil said the captain Hasan Tahsin, a former air force pilot, was very experienced.
• (This version CORRECTS number on board to 135 instead of 134, based on updated number.)
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