Asiana 214

As this is written, the wreckage of Asiana Airlines Flight 214, a Boeing 777 that crashed while attempting to land at the San Francisco (Calif.) International Airport (SFO) on July 6, 2013, is still being examined. The accident was the first on U.S. soil involving a large jet transport since November 2001, and the first accident involving passenger fatalities aboard a U.S. scheduled carrier since 2009. It also was the first involving a fatality aboard a 777.

Key Takeaways:

• Asiana Airlines Flight 214, a Boeing 777, crashed during landing at San Francisco International Airport in July 2013, marking significant firsts in U.S. aviation safety regarding large jet transport accidents and 777 fatalities.
• Preliminary NTSB findings, released via Twitter, indicated the aircraft approached below its reference speed (VREF) with throttles at idle in the final seconds, triggering a stick shaker warning and a late go-around command before impact.
• The aft fuselage struck a seawall approximately 500 feet from the runway threshold, shearing off the empennage despite a late engine response.
• The author noted the NTSB's unusual and new practice of publicly releasing preliminary findings via Twitter, contrasting with their traditional method of tight information control.

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