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NTSB launching team to investigate Boeing 777 crash in San Francisco

The National Transportation Safety Board launched a full go-team to San Francisco, Calif., to investigate the July 6, 2013 crash involving Asiana Airlines Flight 214, a Boeing 777. The crash occurred while the aircraft was landing at San Francisco International Airport.

NTSB Senior Aviation Accident Investigator Bill English will serve as investigator-in-charge. NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman is accompanying the team and will serve as the principal spokesman.

Public Affairs Specialists Kelly Nantel and Keith Holloway will also be on-scene in San Francisco to coordinate media related activities. They can be reached by mobile phone at 202-557-1350.[portfolio_slideshow loop=true]

* A cautionary note: The official investigation of the cause of the crash will take a year or more. No matter what news releases or speculations come about before the official investigation is just speculation. We do not know, for example, if some part or software in the plane malfunctioned, leading the pilots to respond as they did.

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Breaking News: Asiana Airlines Crash in San Francisco


On July 6 2013, an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 Flight 214 en route from Taipei made a hard landing on runway 28 at San Francisco international airport.

Rescue services—firefighters and ambulances—responded to the scene.

Passengers exited via air slides. On the video below, it appears the tail is missing. Other video shows the top of the aircraft is charred.

The Asiana Airlines #HL7742 landed hard, slid and/or cartwheeled, and came to rest with landing gear not visible. Debris–apparently the landing gear–is scattered down the runway. Smoke appeared to be coming from the side of the plane opposite from where passengers were exiting via slides. After the plane was on the ground, witnesses saw parts break off and a ball of fire. The attitude of the plane seemed normal but an apparent tailstrike may have damaged systems and limited flight control.

Air traffic to San Francisco international airport has been suspended.

Weather at the time of the accident (11:28 LT / 18:28 Z) was repored as:
KSFO 061756Z 21006KT 10SM FEW016 18/10 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP097 T01780100 10183 20128 51005
KSFO 061856Z 21007KT 170V240 10SM FEW016 18/10 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP098 T01830100

The plane’s first flight was 2005-02-25, 8 years 4 months ago and flew with 2 Pratt & Whitney PW4090.

Heard on Twitter:

  • Source says no passengers died in San Francisco crash
  • Source says two passengers died in San Francisco crash
  • Pilots who saw Asiana 777 crash in San Francisco say it landed hard, cartwheeled, erupted in flames.
  • A fire truck sprays Asiana Flight 214 after it crash landed at San Francisco airport.
  • NTSB sending “Go-Team” to San Francisco to investigate crash landing of an Asiana B-777.
  • Asiana 777 fell short of runway, eerily similar to British Airways 777 crash in 2008
  • The FAA has said all SFO flights are canceled.
  • 18 flights to and from Denver affected.


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NTSB Press MEETING

NTSB Go-Team Pre-Departure Press Avail on Asiana B-777 Crash
WHAT: Press Availability with Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman as the NTSB go-team departs to San Francisco to investigate the crash landing of an Asiana Boeing 777.
TIME: 5:30 p.m. EDT
LOCATION: Hanger 6 at Reagan National Airport
* A cautionary note: The official investigation of the cause of the crash will take a year or more. No matter what news releases or speculations come about before the official investigation is just speculation. We do not know, for example, if some part or software in the plane malfunctioned, leading the pilots to respond as they did.


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NTSB Press Release announces Asiana Investigation


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Contact photographer Paul Carlotti

NTSB ASSISTS GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH KOREA IN AVIATION ACCIDENT

Washington – The NTSB is dispatching a team of investigators to assist the government of South Korea in its investigation of the crash of Asiana flight 991, a Boeing 747-400F cargo airplane.

On July 28, 2011 at about 4:12 a.m. local time, the airplane, en route from Seoul Incheon International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, People’s Republic of China, crashed into the East China Sea about 70 miles west of Jeju Island, South Korea, after the flight crew reportedly declared an emergency due to an in-flight fire. The two pilots are believed to have been killed.

The NTSB has designated air safety investigator John Lovell as the traveling U.S. Accredited Representative. Mr. Lovell will be assisted by an NTSB Operational Factors investigator and advisors from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
and Boeing.

The investigation is being conducted by the Korea Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB), which will release all information. The ARAIB phone number is: +82-2-6096-1030 / Fax: +82-2-6090-1031 and its email address is: webmaster@araib.go.kr.

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Asiana Cargo Jet Lost at Sea



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Contact photographer Niki Kapsamunov

What: Asiana Boeing 747-400 Cargo plane en route from South Korea’s Incheon International Airport and to Pudong China
Where: southern resort island of Jeju, South Korea
When: July 27, 2011 3:05am local time
Who: two people
Why: At 7600 feet, the crew reported control problems, and the aircraft’s transponder transmitted the emergency code. Sixty-seven minutes after takeoff, the crew reported fire in the cargo hold and lost contact with ATC. They were planning to divert to Jeju, but instead the plane crashed off of Jeju island. There were strong winds at the time of the plane’s disappearance. The captain was 51 and the first officer was 44; and pilot, Choi Sang-ki, and co-pilot, Lee Jung-woong are still missing.

One wing of the plane has been recovered, then the rest of the wreckage was found by a coast guard patrol boat 67 miles west of Jeju city. The 58 tons of cargo included amino acid solution, synthetic resin, lithium batteries, paint and other potentially dangerous material. A search for the black boxes is ongoing.


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Asiana Airlines Diverts for Unruly


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Contact photographer Julian Lau

What: Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200 en from Seattle to Seoul
Where: Pacific
When: Aug 9 2010
Who: conflict between passengers
Why: After a disagreement among passengers in which a U.S. serviceman became violent, the pilot diverted to Anchorage. The unruly serviceman was removed from the plane and taken into custody, delaying the flight for two hours.


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Asiana Air Engine Shut down


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Contact photographer Paul Carlotti

What: Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from Los Angeles,CA to Seoul South Korea
Where: Anchorage
When: Dec 26th 2009
Who: undisclosed
Why: While en route, undisclosed engine problems caused the pilot to choose to shut down and engine and divert to Anchorage. On landing, the plane was towed to the gate. No indication is provided on when alternative travel accommodations were provided for passengers.

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