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SFO Plane Crash: Asiana Pilot Was in Training
A round-up of the latest news about the Asiana crash: The pilot was landing at SFO for the first time in a Boeing 777.
Here's a round-up of the latest breaking news about Saturday's crash landing of Asiana Flight 214.
Updated 11 p.m.
Pilot Lee Gang Guk had been flying for 10 1/2 hours from Seoul, Korea, when he abruptly tried to abort the Flight 214 landing just 1.5 seconds before the crash, according to USA Today.
Lee is a veteran pilot with nearly 10,000 hours of flying experience, but only 43 hours flying the 777.
Before the report came out, nearby hotel patrons, SFO travelers and a nearby mechanic who witnessed the crash all speculated about the cause.
The Chinese consul general met with the student group whose two peers died in Saturday morning's crash. The consul general also traveled to SFO to meet the families of the two teens and then escort them to the Crowne Plaza Burlingame.
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Dozens of flights were still canceled as of Monday, but Bay Area hotels were offering discounted rates. This comes as some hotels were charging nearly triple the normal rates on Saturday, July 6.
Updated 3:05 p.m.The NTSB is interviewing the four pilots aboard Asiana Flight 214 Monday. The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate factors like fatigue, illness and use of medication.
Watch a witness' video of the crash that was sent to CNN.
Updated 5:58 p.m.
NTSB 1:30 p.m. press conference: Investigator said plane was traveling slower than targeted airspeed.
Have you had a close call at SFO? Tell us how you feel about landing on the airport's runways.
Victim injury details: According to the chief surgeon for San Francisco General Hospital, many of the crash victims suffered spinal injuries and some are paralyzed. Six remain in critical condition, including a child.
Reactions in pictures: The world uses Instagram to express their sorrow over the Asiana crash and to offer their support to the victims.
Fatalities: Killed were 16-year-old Ye Meng Yuan and Wang Lin Jia, according to a statement from Asiana Airlines. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating whether of the two people killed in Saturday's Asiana Airlines crash might have been unknowingly hit by a fire vehicle at the scene, a San Francisco Fire Department spokeswoman said Sunday evening.
Both were students and Chinese nationals, according to airline officials.
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A San Ramon man told KCBS radio Saturday that he was at the airport to pick up some of the students when he saw the smoke of the crash.
When will full service be restored to SFO? NTSB investigators have scheduled a 1:30 p.m. press conference Sunday to discuss the crash. It's unknown when the closed runways will reopen. However, airports like Sacramento Airport have returned to their normal flight schedules.
Full coverage from Saturday: An hour-by-hour account plus links to related stories and information about how to help the victims by donating blood.
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