THY plane crashes near Amsterdam, killing nine

A Turkish Airlines (THY) passenger plane with 134 people on board, including seven crew members, yesterday crashed in a field while trying to land at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, killing nine and injuring 84. Six of the injured were in serious condition, Dutch and Turkish officials confirmed. The plane split in three as it crashed in a field near the runway of the airport, which is 20 kilometers southwest of Amsterdam's center. The dead included three pilots onboard identified as Hasan Tahsin Arisan, Olgay Ozgur and Murat Sezer. Breaking into three distinct sections, the plane crucially did not catch fire at the moment of impact, reportedly the single biggest reason why so many survived the crash. Amid much speculation over the cause of the crash, officials said that they would withhold comment until after examining the plane's flight data recorder.