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This is such a tragic crash, so many people will be suffering with life long injuries. Everyone including myself thought that it was going to be hundreds dead but thankfully it didn't happen that way.

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Seeing the images of the crashed plain on the local news, I'm surprised the victim's count wasn't higher than that. It means the crew and the personnel of the airport did an amazing job in avoiding the tragedy to become even worse. I'm curious to know what caused the problem, if the data will still be available, because the company involved in the accident usually has good standards of quality.

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10 killed in Alaska plane crash - Authorities say an air taxi crashed at the Soldotna Airport in Alaska on Sunday, killing all on board, including the pilot and nine passengers. Ref. USAToday

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Crash landing spotlights skills

The crash landing of a South Korean airliner in San Francisco has revived concerns that airline pilots get so little opportunity these days to fly without the aid of sophisticated automation that their stick-and-rudder skills are eroding. Ref. Source 5

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NTSB: Pilot initially said not to evacuate plane

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) - Federal safety officials say a pilot initially told passengers not to evacuate an Asiana Airlines flight that crash landed in San Francisco. Source

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Asiana pilot: Flash of light didn't affect vision

Federal officials say the pilot flying the Asiana Airlines plane that crashed in San Francisco told investigators the light he saw during his final approach did not affect his vision. National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Deborah Hersman said Thursday the pilot was still able to see the flight control instruments after the flash. He told investigators the light may have been a reflection of the sun. Ref. USAToday

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Asiana flight victim run over by firetruck

One of the Chinese teenagers who died in the Asiana Airlines disaster was struck by a fire truck while she was covered in foam that crews had sprayed to douse the fire aboard the plane, police said today. Ref. Source 8

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In the case of one of the two teens that died, she may not have died because of the plane crash, what a literal double jeopardy.