Boeing 777 Crashes in San Francisco

Meilin Lee · Jul 6, 2013

Details still coming in:

(CNN) -- A Boeing 777 operated by Asiana Airlines crashed while landing Saturday at San Francisco International Airport, an FAA spokesman told CNN.

Flight 214 had flown across the Pacific Ocean from Seoul, South Korea.

Anthony Castorani, who saw the flight land from a nearby hotel, said he saw the plane touch the ground then noticed a larger plume of white smoke.

"You heard a pop and you immediately saw a large, brief fireball that came from underneath the aircraft," he told CNN. "It began to cartwheel."

Video from the scene posted on YouTube showed dark gray smoke rising from the plane, which appeared to be upright.

Evacuation slides could be seen extending from one side of the aircraft, from which there was no apparent smoke.

There were a few clouds in the sky around the time of the crash, with temperatures around 65 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

The airport is about 12 miles south of downtown San Francisco.

Asiana Airlines is one of South Korea's two major airlines, the other being Korean Air.

CNN's Dana Bash, who was heading to the airport at the time of the crash, said she noticed smoke emanating from the runway. She said she had not noticed any arrivals or departures since the crash.
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Source[DOUBLEPOST=1373157844][/DOUBLEPOST]Okay, two are confirmed dead, about 60 unaccounted for, and around 130 injured. My heart goes out to every person affected by this tragedy.

61 · Jul 6, 2013

That's crazy. The picture of the guy talking on the phone who was supposed to pick up students from the plane really got me.

Sara · Jul 10, 2013

Apparently the reason so many people got injured/killed was because the people ahead of them delayed the evacuation collecting all their **** from the overhead compartments.

I wish I had a link, but it was on the tv news this morning from photos taken at the site. I still can't believe they were that selfish and careless. I do pray for the victims and their families, but it angers me that people do that ****.

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