# NTSB DCA09RA030: Boeing B737-800, Amsterdam, Netherlands, February 25, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 25, 2009, 10:40 local (10:40 UTC)
- Place: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 9 fatal, 27 serious, 53 minor, 45 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA09RA030
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73389/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=73389
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09RA030

## Factual narrative

On February 25, 2009 at approximately 10:40 am local time, a Turkish Airlines B737-800 (registration TC-JGE), equipped with CFM engines, flight TK 1951, crashed during approach to Schipol Amsterdam Airport in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The flight originated from Instabul Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey. Preliminary information indicates that there were 9 fatalities and 80 injuries of the 134 persons on board the airplane. The aircraft reportedly impacted terrain approximately 1.8 kilometers (1.1 miles) short of runway 18R. The investigation is being conducted by the Dutch Safety Board. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Design and Manufacture for the aircraft and powerplants. All inquiries should be directed to: Dutch Safety Board P.O. Box 95404 2509 CK The Hague Netherlands Website: www.safetyboard.nl

## Aircraft

- Registration: TC-JGE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B737-800
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Turkish Airlines Inc

## Docket (4 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 6, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=73389. 4.1 MB in all.

- US Team Summary Analysis (item 1, .PDF, 48 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40327314&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=US%20Team%20Summary%20Analysis-Master.PDF
- Attachment 1 - US Team Specific Comments (item 2, .PDF, 141 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40327315&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Attachment%201%20-%20US%20Team%20Specific%20Comments-Master.PDF
- Attachment 2 - MCAB Simulation Summary (item 3, .PDF, 2.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40327316&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Attachment%202%20-%20MCAB%20Simulation%20Summary-Master.PDF
- Foreign Government Final Report (item 4, .PDF, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40329591&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Government%20Final%20Report-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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