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Plane crashes at San Francisco airport --Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 flying from Seoul
Aljazeera ^ | Last Modified: 06 Jul 2013 23:03 | Source: Al Jazeera and agencies

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 ]

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.



TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: 777; asiana; asiana214; boeing; fl214; flight214; korea; planecrash; sfo
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1 posted on 07/06/2013 4:31:36 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

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)


2 posted on 07/06/2013 4:33:30 PM PDT by ncfool (Obama's aMeriKa 2012 The land of entitlement for the 51% crowd.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Probably the first time I’ve seen Aljazeera linked here.

Personally, I don’t consider it a news source.


3 posted on 07/06/2013 4:34:28 PM PDT by boycott
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To: boycott

I agree with you.....


4 posted on 07/06/2013 4:35:09 PM PDT by ncfool (Obama's aMeriKa 2012 The land of entitlement for the 51% crowd.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

I wondered why there so many Chinese on board....turns out it originated in China, not Seoul


5 posted on 07/06/2013 4:35:25 PM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: boycott
Reuters...19 min ago:

Two killed, many injured as South Korean airliner crashes, burns in San Francisco

6 posted on 07/06/2013 4:43:26 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: All
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Related News

Search and rescue officials surround an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 plane after it crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport in California on July 6, 2013. REUTERS-Jed Jacobsohn
An Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 rests on the tarmac after crash landing at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California July 6, 2013. REUTERS-Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
An Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 is pictured after crashed landing in this KTVU image at San Francisco International Airport in California, July 6, 2013. REUTERS-KTVU-Handout via Reuters

1 of 17. Search and rescue officials surround an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 plane after it crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport in California on July 6, 2013.

Credit: Reuters/Jed Jacobsohn

SAN FRANCISCO | Sat Jul 6, 2013 7:21pm EDT

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.

7 posted on 07/06/2013 4:46:04 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: NormsRevenge; Grampa Dave; SierraWasp; tubebender

In your area.


8 posted on 07/06/2013 4:47:53 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

That’s a little better.


9 posted on 07/06/2013 4:49:58 PM PDT by boycott
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Dude. Al jazeera? Really?


10 posted on 07/06/2013 4:50:15 PM PDT by Spruce
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To: boycott

I don’t know how I got the extra stuff precedubg the photo but I didn;t want to lose them.


11 posted on 07/06/2013 4:51:22 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

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?


12 posted on 07/06/2013 4:57:35 PM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (To stay calm during these tumultuous times, I take Damitol. Ask your Doctor if it's right for you.)
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To: ncfool
That plane was busy....

Incheon International Airport ( Seoul )

13 posted on 07/06/2013 4:58:44 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

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.


14 posted on 07/06/2013 5:01:27 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Spruce
I have posted a few things from them before.

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?

15 posted on 07/06/2013 5:02:17 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Conspiracy Guy

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.


16 posted on 07/06/2013 5:03:50 PM PDT by Teacher317 (The public is being manipulated to fleece the taxpayer. That is the real industry in Washington.)
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To: Conspiracy Guy

Just this moment, some stupid chick on FOX just said that the plane flipped on its back...Does not look like that to me.


17 posted on 07/06/2013 5:07:14 PM PDT by AlexW
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To: Conspiracy Guy

And there are multiple complaints about my posting this from Al Jeezzera.....whatever....LOL!


18 posted on 07/06/2013 5:08:17 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Here's the main thread. A lot of good information on that thread and good links.
Download ILS PRM RWY28L Approach Plate and RNAV (GPS) PRM RWY 28L Approach Plate .
19 posted on 07/06/2013 5:09:55 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Yosemitest

I saw that ....but didn’t consider ...twitter......as a reputable News source.


20 posted on 07/06/2013 5:13:37 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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