| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | February 25, 2009 |
| Time: | 1031 |
| Location: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Operator: | Turkish Airlines |
| Flight #: | 1951 |
| Route: | Istanbul, Turkey - Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| AC Type: | Boeing 737-8F2 |
| Registration: | TC-JGE |
| cn / ln: | 29789/1065 |
| Aboard: | 134 (passengers:127 crew:7) |
| Fatalities: | 9 (passengers:6 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane was on final approach to Runway 18R when it crashed 1 mile short of the runway into a field and broke in three. Nine people were killed and 55 injured. A faulty instrument caused the plane's autopilot to cut fuel to the engines prematurely. Pilots were late to notice warning signals and reacted inadequately. |
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