AMSTERDAM (AP) - Authorities say they have found the flight data recorders of a plane that crashed in Amsterdam, killing two pilots, an apprentice pilot and six others.
Fred Sanders of the Dutch Safety Board said Wednesday afternoon, "The recording equipment has been found." He said it would be sent to Paris for analysis.
The Turkish Airlines jet plowed into a muddy field near Amsterdam's main airport as it tried to land. In addition to those killed, more than 50 people were injured, six of them critically, as the fuselage shattered into three pieces.
A transport official is crediting a soft landing for saving so many lives aboard a Turkish Airlines jet that crashed in Amsterdam today.
The flight had 135 people aboard when it slammed into a muddy field while trying to land at the city's main airport. The Boeing 737 broke into three pieces on impact. The crash came about two miles short of a runway.
Nine people were killed, including the 2 pilots, and more than 50 were injured, many seriously. A survivor says the crash came fast and passengers didn't know what was happening. He crawled to safety through a crack in the fuselage, which had broken in half.
A Turkish official reports there were 72 Turks and 32 Dutch people aboard. There was no information on the nationality of other passengers.
The cause of the crash is not yet known. Experts from the Netherlands, Boeing and elsewhere are planning to investigate.
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