Person dies after getting sucked into jet engine at Amsterdam Airport

Published on May 30, 2024May 30, 2024 Authored by C to I News Desk

In a tragic accident, a person died after getting sucked into a jet engine of a plane at the Amsterdam Airport. The fatal incident took place at Schiphol on May 29.

The accident involved flight KLM flight KL1341, travelling from Amsterdam (AMS) to Billund (BLL), Denmark. Photo courtesy: The accident involved flight KLM flight KL1341, travelling from Amsterdam (AMS) to Billund (BLL), Denmark. Photo courtesy: MennoSwart/X — The accident involved flight KLM flight KL1341, travelling from Amsterdam (AMS) to Billund (BLL), Denmark. Photo courtesy: MennoSwart/X

The accident involved a KLM flight. “The flight concerned was KL1341 bound for Billund,” part of the statement from the airline read.

Incoming News ! A person has been involved in an accident with an engine of a departing Embraer E190STD aircraft (PH-EZL) on the apron at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport that was scheduled to operate flight KL1341 Amsterdam (AMS)-Billund (BLL).

📷 Via : Menno Swart @MennoSwart… pic.twitter.com/Vu30rMuceU
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) May 29, 2024

Visuals of Emergency crews at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport attending the serious ground incident, after a person was ingested into the KLM Embraer E190STD aircraft (PH-EZL) engine on the apron.

First Video Courtesy: Willem Middelkoop @wmiddelkoop

Second Video courtesy: Ron… https://t.co/5q8FAirfyT pic.twitter.com/XRHamp5u8w
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) May 29, 2024

“A fatal incident took place at Schiphol today during which a person ended up in a running aircraft engine. Sadly, this person has died,” the statement added.

The deceased wasn’t named.

As per Dutch News, the accident involved an Embraer jet, which can carry 88 to 132 passengers. The news outlet said that the possibility of a suicide hasn’t been ruled out by officials.

KLM said they were providing assistance to the passengers and employees “who witnessed the incident”. An investigation is currently ongoing, the company notified.