Friday, February 27, 2009

Turkish Airlines plane fell 'vertically' to ground - CNN.com

"Turkish Airlines plane fell 'vertically' to ground

(CNN) -- The Turkish Airlines plane that crashed this week in Amsterdam fell almost vertically to the ground, making only a short track in the muddy farmer's field where it went down, Dutch investigators said Friday.

That sudden drop indicates the aircraft did not have enough forward speed when it crashed, a spokesman for the Dutch Safety Board said, but the reasons for that are still unclear."

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