A witness described a 'hellish noise' when a person was killed in a plane's engine — the 2nd incident of its kind this year

• A person died after getting caught in an engine at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
• A witness told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf there was a "hellish noise" and smoke.

A person has died after ending up in a plane's engine at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on Wednesday.

The Embraer E190 operated by KLM was preparing to depart for Billund, Denmark.

"A fatal incident took place at Schiphol today during which a person ended up in a running aircraft engine," the airline said in a statement. "Sadly, this person has died."

It added that the incident is under investigation.

"We are currently taking care of the passengers and employees who witnessed the incident," it continued.

The Dutch Royal Military Police said it is investigating the incident. In a press conference, they said it was too early to determine whether the incident was a suicide.

It's also unclear whether the person worked for the airline or airport, or if they were a passenger.

Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported that an employee said someone entered the engine just after the crew completed safety checks.

They also described a "hellish noise" followed by smoke coming from the plane.

Marjan Rintel, the CEO of KLM, said in a post on X: "Our thoughts go out to the loved ones of the deceased and all people who witnessed the accident."

In January, a 30-year-old man died after climbing inside a Delta Air Lines plane's engine at Salt Lake City airport. Security camera footage showed him trying to open locked doors in the terminal before running across the tarmac.

More often, such incidents involve staff. Last June, a ground worker was sucked into the engine of a Delta plane and died. And last January, an American Airlines employee was "ingested" into the engine of an Embraer E170.