Nationalities of Amsterdam plane crash victims confirmed

Nationalities of Amsterdam plane crash victims confirmed

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Friday, 27, Feb 2009 11:54

The nationalities of the nine people killed in a plane crash at Amsterdam's Schipol airport have been announced.

Of the nine, five are said to have been Turkish crew members and four American, including a Boeing employee.

The Turkish Airlines 737-800 jet crashed in Amsterdam on Wednesday and officials have since admitted the plane received repairs for a malfunction two days previous.

The airline admitted the jet was grounded for repairs on February 23rd after the crew detected a problem with the 'master caution light'.

Turkish Airlines claim the problem was corrected and the plane had made eight flights subsequent to the repairs without incident.

The chief investigator into the crash has said engine trouble may have caused the plane to crash just over 200 yards short of Schipol's runway.