Boeing 747 cargo plane drops engine parts in Netherlands, investigation launched

posted on 22nd February 2021 by Eddie Saunders
Boeing 747 cargo plane drops engine parts in Netherlands, investigation launched

By Bart Meijer and Anthony Deutsch, Reuters News

AMSTERDAM – An incident involving a Boeing 747-400 cargo plane that dropped engine parts after a mid-air explosion and fire over the southern Netherlands on Saturday is under investigation, the Dutch Safety Board said.

The Longtail Aviation cargo plane, flight 5504, scattered small metal parts over the Dutch town of Meerssen, causing damage and injuring a woman shortly after take-off, Maastricht Airport spokeswoman Hella Hendriks said.