International Airport on Saturday, killing at least two on board and
injuring dozens of others.
Officials said 60 passengers were still unaccounted for but said they
were not presumed dead. Rather, officials said they were still trying
to assess where all 307 passengers and crew members were taken.
The Asiana Airlines jetliner caught fire when it hit the tarmac,
causing black smoke to billow into the sky.
Many passengers were able to get out of the plane beforeit was
consumed by flames.
In a brief phone interview, a passenger who didn't want to give his
name told The Times that many passengers were able to get out
unharmed. "Most of the people seemOK and we're just letting the
paramedics do their job," he said.
Federal investigators were trying to determine what went wrong. But a
source involved in the investigation said the plane appeared to have
clipped a sea wall while landing. Mechanical difficulties have not
been ruled out, but investigators are focused on whether Asiana flight
214 from Seoul, South Korea, came in too low, according to sources
familiar with the investigation who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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A passenger on the Asiana airlines Boeing 777 jet that crashed while
landing has released a photo he took with his mobile phone shortly
after surviving the crash-landing at the San Francisco international
Airport today.
The passenger, David Eun wrote, "I just crash landed atSFO. Tail
ripped off. Most everyone seems fine. I'm ok. Surreal…"
The Boeing 777 jet carrying 246 passengers from Seoul, South Korean
crashed while landing at the SFO airport today.
The plane caught fire shortly after all passengers exited the crashed plane.
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