Boeing B737-800 TC-JGE

Summary

On 25 February 2009 at about 10:40 local time, a Boeing B737-800 registered TC-JGE, operated by Turkish Airlines Inc, was involved in an accident near Amsterdam, Netherlands. 134 people were on board and 9 died, 27 were seriously injured, 53 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 February 2009 at 10:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing B737-800

Registration

TC-JGE

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Turkish Airlines Inc

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA09RA030

9 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On February 25, 2009 at approximately 10:40 am local time, a Turkish Airlines B737-800 (registration TC-JGE), equipped with CFM engines, flight TK 1951, crashed during approach to Schipol Amsterdam Airport in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The flight originated from Instabul Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey. Preliminary information indicates that there were 9 fatalities and 80 injuries of the 134 persons on board the airplane. The aircraft reportedly impacted terrain approximately 1.8 kilometers (1.1 miles) short of runway 18R. The investigation is being conducted by the Dutch Safety Board. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Design and Manufacture for the aircraft and powerplants. All inquiries should be directed to: Dutch Safety Board P.O. Box 95404 2509 CK The Hague Netherlands Website: www.safetyboard.nl

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.