Fatal incident at Schiphol Airport: Person lands in the engine of a KLM Cityhopper plane

Fatal incident at Schiphol Airport: Person lands in the engine of a KLM Cityhopper plane

A person landed in the engine of a KLM Cityhopper plane at Schiphol and died. Further information has not yet been confirmed.

Because of the fatal accident, the Dutch Safety Authority sent three investigators to Schiphol. KLM Cityhopper operates smaller aircraft from the Brazilian manufacturer Embraer, which can carry 72 or 104 passengers.

In response, Schiphol stated: “Today there was a terrible incident in which a person ended up in an aircraft engine. Our thoughts are with the relatives and the Royal Marechaussee of the Netherlands is investigating this incident.”