Asiana Airlines Flight Crashes at SFO
Ariana Arghandewal July 06, 2013
An Asiana Airlines 777 crashed Saturday morning at San Francisco International Airport. While no official statement has been released about what happened, it appears the plane encountered trouble during landing when the tail came off and ignited a fire. Video footage shows the ceiling burned off and smoke surrounding the plane.
Witnesses reported the tail coming apart during landing and a section of the plane apparently caught fire. There are no reports of injuries or casualties, and passengers were seen exiting the plane through emergency slides.
The airport is closed indefinitely and all flights have been cancelled. If your travel plans are affected, call your airline immediately to make alternative plans. Nearby airports (Oakland International and San Jose) remain open. All access to SFO is closed and drivers are advised to stay off Highway 101 until further notice.
http://youtu.be/vyaKVH6DnYc
UPDATE 4:44 p.m (ET): Sources at the San Francisco Fire Department are reporting two casualties and 75 injuries.
UPDATE 7:13 p.m (ET): Of the 291 passengers, two casualties have been reported, along with 40 injured, 10 of them in critical condition,
Live coverage of the crash: http://betaplayer.radio.
FlyerTalk thread http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/asiana-club/1482681-breaking-news-asiana-airline-777-crash-sfo-6-jul-2013-a-90.html
Man, this is sad and chilling.
Originated in Incheon International.
Where did the flight originate?
Yikes, they landed well short of the 28L threshold. I do see that the ILS on 28L is OTS. Wonder if that will be a contributing factor.