Turkish Airline flight crashed at 10:30 a.m on February 25, 2009. It is carrying 127 passengers and crewmembers. Plane crashed in to a field as it came in to land at Amsterdam Schipol airport. The aircraft suffered significant damage and it is broken in to three pieces. Nine people died and more than 84 people were taken in to hospitals. Twenty-five were seriously injured and others are suffered minor injuries. The pilot and co-pilot, killed in the accident. All flights in and out of Schipol airport were suspended. Several planes were diverted to Rotterdam Airport and Brussels airport.
The preliminary investigation found that the crash caused primarily by pilot error, and secondary cause is being a faulty radio altimeter. After flight crash, about 60 ambulances arrived along with at least three helicopters and a fleet of fire engine. This is the 10th fatal event for Turkish Airways since 1970. Severely injured passengers could claim $20 million in damages each, Vreede said.