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A man died Wednesday after falling inside a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines plane at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport while its engines were running, authorities said.
The incident occurred as KLM Flight 1341, an Embraer ERJ-190 jet, was preparing to depart for the Danish town of Billund.
“A fatal accident occurred today at Schiphol Airport when a person was trapped inside a running aircraft engine. Sadly, the person has now passed away,” KLM said in a statement.
The airline added: “We are currently engaging with passengers and staff who witnessed the incident at Schiphol Airport. The circumstances are currently under investigation.”
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A KLM Embraer ERJ-190 jet is pictured in Italy in May 2021. A person was killed when the plane’s engine fell on them at Amsterdam’s airport on Wednesday. (Massimo Insabato/Archivio Massimo Insabato/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Schiphol Airport described the scene as a “horrific incident in which a person was trapped inside the plane’s engine.”
The identity of the person killed was not immediately released.
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A panoramic aerial view of Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport in August 2023. The airport described the deadly incident as “horrifying.” (Nicholas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Schiphol Airport said in a statement: “We offer our condolences to the family and our thoughts go out to the passengers and colleagues who witnessed this accident.”
A KLM Embraer ERJ-190 aircraft lands at Brussels Airport in Belgium in July 2022. (Hierry Monasse/Getty Images/Getty Images)
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“A person was killed after falling into a running aircraft engine,” the Royal Gendarmerie said in a statement. “All passengers and staff on board the aircraft have disembarked and are being treated.”
