An individual tragically lost their life after being sucked into the engine of a plane at an airport in Amsterdam.
Passengers aboard a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight watched as the victim ended up in the running turbine engine of the aircraft.
The KL1341 flight was meant to take off fromAmsterdam’s Schiphol Airport with 80-odd passengers aboard on Wednesday, May 29. But passengers on theDenmark-bound flight had to be evacuated after the tragic incident took place before takeoff.
“A fatal incident took place at Schiphol today during which a person ended up in a running aircraft engine. Sadly,this person has died,” the airline wrote in a Wednesdaystatement.
An individual lost their life after getting entrapped in the running engine of an aircraft
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“The flight concerned was KL1341 bound for Billund. We are currentlytaking care of the passengersand employees who witnessed the incident at Schiphol. The circumstances are currently under investigation. For further information – once available – we refer you to the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee,” theairline‘s statement continued.
The identity of the deceased individual was not immediately clear, and some reports claimed that investigators could not even determine the gender of the victim.
The incident involved a KLM flight that was scheduled for departure from Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on Wednesday, May 29
Incoming News ! A person has been involved in an accident with an engine of a departing Embraer E190STD aircraft (PH-EZL) on the apron at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport that was scheduled to operate flight KL1341 Amsterdam (AMS)-Billund (BLL).
📷 Via : Menno Swart@MennoSwart…pic.twitter.com/Vu30rMuceU
— FL360aero (@fl360aero)May 29, 2024
“A person fell into a running aircraft engine and died […and] all passengers and employees of theflight in questionhave been disembarked and are being taken care of,” the Royal Military Policesaid.
A number of passengers witnessed the death that took place right after the flight’s crew completed demonstrating the onboard safety instructions to passengers, according toThe Sun.
“Many people saw it happen,” one witness said, according to the outlet.
Passengers witnessed the horrific death, and some onlookers described hearing a “hellish noise”
KLM CityHopper Embraer E-190 (PH-EZL, built 2010) experienced a fatal incident during pushback at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport (EHAM), Netherlands when a person was somehow dragged into the running engine. Flight#KL1341was about to depart to Billund when the accident occurred.…pic.twitter.com/GrFxQoljqj
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew)May 29, 2024
Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s largest airports, also acknowledged the “horrible incident where a person ended up in an airplane engine.”
“Our thoughts go out to the relatives and we care for the passengers and colleagues who witnessed this,” the airport said.Karina Babenok
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