7 crew on board. 9 people were killed and a further 86 were injured, including six with serious injuries. Four of the dead were employees of Boeing, involved in an advanced radar deal with Turkey. An initial report from the Dutch Safety Board revealed that the left radio altimeter had failed to provide the correct height above the ground and suddenly reported . As a result of this the autothrottle system closed the thrust levers to idle, as it is programmed to reduce thrust when below radio altitude. This eventually resulted in a dropping airspeed that was not acted upon until it was too late to recover, and the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field. On 23 February 2017, a Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 operated by Flybe suffered a collapse of its right landing gear after landing at the Oostbaan. The plane took off from Edinburgh after a 1.5-hour delay and had to battle storm Doris throughout the flight and during landing. None of the 59 passengers and 4 crew was injured in the incident, but the aircraft sustained significant damage. See also Hello Goodbye (TV series) List of busiest passenger air routes Transport in the Netherlands Notes References Citations General and cited reference Heuvel, Coen van den (1992). Schiphol, een Wereldluchthaven in Beeld. Holkema & Warendorf. . External links Official website Fire Brigade Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 1916 establishments in the Netherlands Airports established in 1916 Airports in North Holland Haarlemmermeer Transport in Amsterdam International airports in the Netherlands