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Horror in San Francisco after 'tail snapped off Boeing 777' as it crashed.

Sunday, July 7, 2013




  • Asiana Airlines Flight 214 from Seoul, South Korea, to San Fransisco crashed during landing at around 11.30am PDT

  • Boeing 777 flight had 307 people on board - 291 passengers and 16 crew members

  • Both victims killed in crash had Chinese passports; one identified as adult female, the other as 16-year-old girl 

  • At least five people listed in critical condition, including two children 

  • 141 of the passengers aboard Flight 214 were Chinese, 77 were South Korean, 61 were 
  • American and 1 was Japanese 

  • San Francisco fire chief: Everyone is now accounted for 

  • Passenger reported hearing announcement over plane's PA system saying that the flight 'landed safely' and that everyone should stay in their seats 

  • Local hospitals treated 182 passengers, 49 of whom were in serious condition; 123 people were uninjured 

  • Flight departed Incheon airport near South Korea's capital around 10 hours ago and was due to land at 9.45am on West Coast

  • Eyewitnesses reported seeing plane's tail tear off and the fuselage spinning around  

  • FBI says no indication that terrorism was involved in the crash

  • Disaster: It is not known what caused the crash but eyewitnesses reported seeing the plane come down tail-first before the runway
    A fire gutted the aircraft cabin after the tail snapped off the plane on landing. The Boeing 777 skidded along the runway

    Survivors: Several passengers were able to escape the plane and were photographed by onlookers fleeing the wreck  Crash: Two passengers dies in the crash: This pictures was tweeted by Samsung executive David Eun who survived the crash
    This aerial photo shows the wreckage of the Asiana Flight 214 airplane after it crashed at the San Francisco International Airport
    This aerial photo shows the wreckage of the Asiana Flight 214 airplane after it crashed at the San Francisco International Airport
    Tail snapped off: The plane that was carrying 291 passengers is missing its tail section

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