Experts : Stressing that it was too soon to speculate about the cause of Wednesday 's crash , he said the pilot appeared to have control of the plane a long way down its approach to the airport . Amsterdam crash shows how safe modern aircraft have become . Nine people were killed in crash and 50 injured , some of them seriously . One expert said that in many previous crashes , injuries were caused by fire . In Wednesday 's crash , no fire apparent and the debris not spread widely .
Experts : Amsterdam crash shows how safe modern aircraft have become . Nine people were killed in crash and 50 injured , some of them seriously . One expert said that in many previous crashes , injuries were caused by fire . In Wednesday 's crash , no fire apparent and the debris not spread widely .