COLLECTION - Hurriyet stories on crash of Turkish Airlines flight

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-- Three pilots, one crew member killed in Dutch crash-Turkish Airlines
Pilots Hasan Tahsin Arisan, Murat Sezer, Olgay Ozgur and cabin crew head Ulvi Murat Eskin were killed in the Turkish plane that crashed in Amsterdam, Turkish Airlines said in a statement on Friday.
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11096720.asp?gid=244

-- Turkish pilots association says "wake turbulence" likely crash cause
The Turkish Airlines plane crash in Amsterdam is likely to have been caused by "wake turbulence" from a larger aircraft, ruling out the earlier suggestion of an engine problem.
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11101165.asp?gid=244

-- A volunteer says witnessed Turkish Airlines' pilot's last moments
The pilot of the crashed Turkish Airlines plane was squashed inside the cockpit and was still alive after the accident, a volunteer who arrived at the scene said on Friday.
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11100891.asp?gid=244

-- Victims' nationalities revealed in crash, engine trouble possible cause
Five Turks and four Americans were killed in the Turkish Airlines jet crash in Amsterdam, Dutch mayor said Thursday as officials suspect that engine trouble may have caused the crash.
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11096720.asp?gid=244

-- Cause elusive as officials criticized
ISTANBUL - Injured passengers return to Istanbul as the dust begins to settle in the aftermath of the Turkish Airlines crash yesterday. Dutch officials say no information will be disclosed until next week, while Turkish ministers are criticized.
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11094430.asp?gid=244

-- THY reputation ’scratched’ by the crash in Amsterdam
ISTANBUL - Turkey’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines, or THY, is under the spotlight after the fatal crash at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, as it has been among the rising stars in global aviation recently.
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/finance/11094418.asp?gid=236

-- Nothing unusual in radio conversation before Dutch crash
A radio exchange shortly before the crash of a Turkish airlines flight isn’t revealing anything unusual. Former Delta Air Lines captain Joe Mazzone says everything appeared normal.
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11093222.asp?gid=244

-- Technical failures recorded on Turkish plane week prior to crash
The Turkish Airlines plane that crash-landed in Amsterdam Wednesday was sent in for technical repairs twice the week prior to the accident, sources told hurriyet.com.tr.
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11090368.asp?gid=244

-- Possible scenarios discussed on cause of Turkish Airlines crash
Investigators are working to determine the cause of the Turkish Airlines plane that crash-landed in Amsterdam on Wednesday, as local media and experts discuss possible scenarios.
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11090043.asp?gid=244

-- No cause yet identified for Turkish jet crash at Amsterdam’s Schiphol
ISTANBUL - As mourning continues for passengers killed in a Turkish Airlines accident in The Netherlands yesterday, an investigation has been launched into the cause of the crash.
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11085302.asp?gid=244

-- Official reactions to plane crash
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed his sympathies to all the passengers and he wished a speedy recovery for the all those injured and God’s blessing to the survivors and patience for families, Anatolia news agency reported yesterday.
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11085881.asp?scr=1

-- Nine dead, 84 injured in Turkish Airlines plane crash in Amsterdam
A Turkish Airlines (THY) plane crashed during landing at Amsterdam's main Schiphol Airport on Wednesday, killing at least nine people and injuring 84 others, Dutch officials said. The plane's black boxes have been recovered.
http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=11081633&tarih=2009-02-25

-- Statements on casualties in Turkish Airlines crash create controversy
Contradictory statements made by officials after a Boeing 747-800 type passenger plane operated by Turkish Airlines (THY) crash-landed in Amsterdam on Wednesday.

http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=11081862&tarih=2009-02-25

 

EXPERTS' VIEWS
-- Safety experts hail Turkish plane crash in Amsterdam a miracle
Safety experts on Thursday hailed the "miracle" that limited the death toll from the crash of a Turkish Airways jet as it came into land at Amsterdam airport as dozens of investigators pored over the wreckage.
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11090488.asp?gid=244

-- Pilots of crash-landed Turkish Airlines plane hailed as heroes
Turkish media and experts hailed the pilots of the crashed Turkish Airlines plane as heroes for successfully landing the plane under extraordinary conditions, preventing a total loss of life.
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11089369.asp?gid=244 Â

-- Experts say Turkish Airlines plane put down on landing, did not crash
The Turkish Airlines plane did not crash in Amsterdam on Wednesday, but instead landed short of the runway, aviation experts said. The crash in the Netherlands and the recent landing of a jet in New York's Hudson River also showed how safe modern aircraft have become, they added.
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11085972.asp?gid=244

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RADIO COMMUNICATIONS
--Post crash voice recording from Schiphol control tower
Control tower staff communicates warnings to approaching aircraft of the emergency in progress following the crash of a Turkish Airlines flight.
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--Schiphol control tower clears Turkish Airlines flight TK-1951 for landing
Voice recording of Schiphol control tower staff communicating with the pilots giving landing clearance for the ill-fated flight.
Click to listen control tower clearing plane for landing  

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EYEWITNESS STORIES
-- Turkish pilots save lives on board and on the ground
FIRST PERSON - I live in the city of Zwanenburg and was kilometers away from the crash-site doing my run loop. I heard a strange noise and looked towards it.
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11090641.asp?scr=1

-- Turkish Airlines crash survivors say they thought the pilot was joking
Passengers aboard a Turkish flight that crashed at Amsterdam's main airport on Wednesday said they thought the pilot was joking when the plane was directed toward an open field.
http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=11084018&tarih=2009-02-25

 

PHOTO EDITORIALS
-- Turkish Airlines plane crashes in Amsterdam
http://photonews.hurriyet.com.tr/galeridetay.aspx?cid=20600&rid=18813

-- Eyewitness crash photograhs from Jeroen Jonkers
http://photonews.hurriyet.com.tr/galeridetay.aspx?cid=20635&rid=18813

 

FURTHER DETAILS
-- List of the crew, passengers aboard the crashed Turkish flight
http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=11082985&tarih=2009-02-25

-- International plane crashes
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11085743.asp?gid=244

-- A history of Turkish air disasters and near disasters
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11085744.asp?gid=244

-- Europe's major air crashes since 2006
http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=11085170&tarih=2009-02-25

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