Pilots Among 9 Dead in Amsterdam Crash

Officials say crew's bodies will remain on plane as they investigate what happened

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Feb 25, 2009 1:08 PM CST

(Newser) – All three pilots died in the crash of a Turkish Airlines jet at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport this morning, the Times of London reports. Six others perished and 84 people were injured, six critically and 25 severely. The plane, which carried 135 people, remains in a rain-soaked field 3 miles from the airport as officials investigate. The engines seem to have stalled before the crash.

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Rescue workers are seen near the wreckage of a Turkish Airlines plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. (AP Photo / Frank Augstein)

Rescue workers remove a dead body from the wreckage near Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. (AP Photo / Frank Augstein)

The pilots of the crashed Turkish Airlines aircraft, pictured here, are among the 9 dead. (AP Photo/THY, HO)

A rescue worker is seen near the wreckage of the Turkish Airlines plane. (AP Photo / Peter Dejong)

Rescue workers are seen near the wreckage earlier today. (AP Photo / Peter Dejong)

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