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Asiana Airlines admits responsibilities for San Francisco aircraft crash

Seoul, South Korea - Pilots and autothrottle defects to blame, according to the company

Asiana Airlines admitted for the first time the possibile responsibilites for the crash of its Boeing 777 aircraft which occurred on July 6, 2013 in San Francisco (AVIONEWS), which caused the death of three persons. "The probable cause of this accident was the flight crew’s failure to monitor and maintain a minimum safe airspeed during a final approach", the South Korean company explained, adding t...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1159323
Rome, Italy, 04/01/2014 13:37
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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