Korean Airliner Crashes in San Francisco Airport Landing

A Boeing Co. 777 operated by Asiana Airlines Inc. on a flight from Seoul crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport, killing two and burning as passengers plummeted down emergency slides.

Witnesses said the tail hit the ground first and broke off, and the jet spun out of control. Flight 214 had 291 passengers and 15 crew members, of whom 181 were taken to hospitals, San Francisco Assistant Deputy Fire Chief Dale Carnes told reporters today. One person was unaccounted for, Carnes said.