Posted on 07/06/2013 4:31:35 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
A photo shared on Twitter by one of the passengers [Twitter / @Eunner ]
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An Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul, South Korea, has crashed while landing at San Francisco airport, US federal aviation officials have said. According to the Reuters news agency there were two fatalities in the crash, as well as an unknown number of injuries. Al Jazeera's Matt McFetridge, reporting from San Francisco, said that local radio was also reporting the fatalities. "We've got reports of at least 16 passengers at two very good hospitals in San Francisco," our correspondent said. "We have not heard official confirmation of the two fatalities. "What we do have is a lot of eye witness reports, all of which say that that plane hit the tarmac and just broke apart." Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford said on Saturday it was flight number 214, and it was unclear how many people were on board. The Boeing 777 was supposed to land on runway 28 left at the San Francisco International Airport, FAA spokeswoman Laura Brown said. Brown said the crash occurred at 11:26 PDT (18:26 GMT). She said the sequence of events was still unclear, but it appeared the plane landed and then crashed. The National Transportation Safety Board says it is sending a team of investigators headed by its Chairman Deborah Hersman to San Francisco to probe the crash. Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan, reporting from Washington, said that investigators were already on their way to the airport and that all flights have been suspended. Images from television station KTVU in San Francisco showed extensive fire damage to the aeroplane, which had lost its tail in the crash. Debris strewn Fire engines were on scene and the fire, which had burned through the cabin's roof, appeared to be out. A video clip posted to YouTube shows smoke coming from a silver jet on the tarmac and passengers could be seen jumping down the inflatable emergency slides. Television footage showed debris strewn about the tarmac and pieces of the plane lying on the runway. In a statement, Asiana Airlines said there were 291 passengers on board and 16 crew members. Among the passengers were 77 Koreans, 141 Chinese, 61 Americans and one Japanese. The airline said it was working with relevant departments and agencies investigating the cause of the crash and that it would set up an accident response centre. The twin-engine aircraft is one of the world's most popular long-distance planes, often used for flights of 12 hours or more. Asiana is a South Korean airline, second in size to national carrier Korean Air. It has recently tried to expand its presence in the US, and joined the oneWorld alliance, anchored by American Airlines and British Airways. |
Since July 1, This plane had been everywhere.
http://planefinder.net/data/airplanes/HL7742
Previous flights by HL7742
FLIGHT ROUTE DATE
OZ214 Incheon Intl (ICN) - San Francisco Intl (SFO) 2013-07-06
OZ111 Kansai (KIX) - Incheon Intl (ICN) 2013-07-06
OZ112 Incheon Intl (ICN) - Kansai (KIX) 2013-07-06
OZ203 Los Angeles Intl (LAX) - Incheon Intl (ICN) 2013-07-05
OZ204 Incheon Intl (ICN) - Los Angeles Intl (LAX) 2013-07-04
OZ121 Chubu Centrair Intl (NGO) - Incheon Intl (ICN) 2013-07-04
OZ502 Charles De Gaulle (CDG) - Incheon Intl (ICN) 2013-07-04
OZ501 Incheon Intl (ICN) - Charles De Gaulle (CDG) 2013-07-04
OZ502 Charles De Gaulle (CDG) - Incheon Intl (ICN) 2013-07-03
OZ501 Incheon Intl (ICN) - Charles De Gaulle (CDG) 2013-07-03
OZ213 San Francisco Intl (SFO) - Incheon Intl (ICN) 2013-07-01
OZ214 Incheon Intl (ICN) - San Francisco Intl (SFO) 2013-07-01
OZ111 Kansai (KIX) - Incheon Intl (ICN) 2013-07-01
OZ112 Incheon Intl (ICN) - Kansai (KIX)
Probably the first time I’ve seen Aljazeera linked here.
Personally, I don’t consider it a news source.
I agree with you.....
I wondered why there so many Chinese on board....turns out it originated in China, not Seoul
Two killed, many injured as South Korean airliner crashes, burns in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO |
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 with more than 300 people on board crashed on landing at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday after a flight from Seoul and burst into flames, and initial reports said two people were killed and over 70 injured.
Pictures taken immediately after the crash showed passengers streaming off the plane. TV footage from the air later showed the badly damaged fuselage of the Boeing 777 blackened by fire and the plane's tail broken off.
The airline said the plane had carried 291 passengers and 16 crew members.
In your area.
That’s a little better.
Dude. Al jazeera? Really?
I don’t know how I got the extra stuff precedubg the photo but I didn;t want to lose them.
The blond on Fox just said the 777 was coming in at 1400 ft per second when the crash occured, 950+ miles per hour. It’s a freaking wonder anyone survived. Arrrrrrrrrrrrrgh! who writes this stuff for them to read?
Incheon International Airport ( Seoul )
According to the local news stations the plane touched down too early, with the underside of the tail section catching the seawall edge where the runway begins. Reportedly only 2 dead, hopefully that number doesn’t grow.
I happened to be looking at them for news on Egypt and saw this and search Free Republic for anything on a crash at San Francisco and only found a thread that started with a Tweet on the crash.
So I posted....that OK?
You must operate under the delusion that they write and “report” to communicate factual information. This is simply not the case. They “report” in whatever manner gets them the most attention, to maximize ad revenue... and as often as possible, slant the stories to fit into their social narrative, to keep them in a position of societal control... nothing more.
Just this moment, some stupid chick on FOX just said that the plane flipped on its back...Does not look like that to me.
And there are multiple complaints about my posting this from Al Jeezzera.....whatever....LOL!
I saw that ....but didn’t consider ...twitter......as a reputable News source.
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