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| The pilots of a plane that crash landed at a San Francisco airport on Saturday are being questioned about the final moments before the impact. | The pilots of a plane that crash landed at a San Francisco airport on Saturday are being questioned about the final moments before the impact. |
| National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chief Deborah Hersman told CNN the interviews would help understand "what they were experiencing". | National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chief Deborah Hersman told CNN the interviews would help understand "what they were experiencing". |
| Two people were killed and 180 injured when the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 clipped a seawall. | Two people were killed and 180 injured when the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 clipped a seawall. |
| Authorities say one of the dead may have been run over by a fire truck. | Authorities say one of the dead may have been run over by a fire truck. |
| The dead have been identified as Chinese teenagers Ye Mengyuan and Wang Linjia. | The dead have been identified as Chinese teenagers Ye Mengyuan and Wang Linjia. |
| Ms Hersman has said airport surveillance video did not conclusively show whether an emergency vehicle had run over one of the students, and a county coroner has said he would need at least two weeks to rule on the death. | Ms Hersman has said airport surveillance video did not conclusively show whether an emergency vehicle had run over one of the students, and a county coroner has said he would need at least two weeks to rule on the death. |
| The two teenagers had been sitting in the rear of the plane, where many of the most seriously injured passengers were seated, but their bodies were found on the tarmac. | The two teenagers had been sitting in the rear of the plane, where many of the most seriously injured passengers were seated, but their bodies were found on the tarmac. |
| NTSB officials have said it was too early to speculate on the precise causes of the accident, but they have revealed the plane was approaching the runway too slowly and the pilots had tried to abort the landing less than two seconds before the plane struck the seawall and smashed into the ground. | NTSB officials have said it was too early to speculate on the precise causes of the accident, but they have revealed the plane was approaching the runway too slowly and the pilots had tried to abort the landing less than two seconds before the plane struck the seawall and smashed into the ground. |
| Joint interviews | Joint interviews |
| South Korean transport minister Choi Jeong-ho told reporters that two of the four Asiana pilots aboard the flight, Lee Kang-kuk and Lee Jeong-min, were questioned on Monday, and the two others would be interviewed on Tuesday. | South Korean transport minister Choi Jeong-ho told reporters that two of the four Asiana pilots aboard the flight, Lee Kang-kuk and Lee Jeong-min, were questioned on Monday, and the two others would be interviewed on Tuesday. |
| The pilot interviews will supplement data already obtained from the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder, authorities say. | The pilot interviews will supplement data already obtained from the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder, authorities say. |
| "The pilots can provide us outstanding observations from their experiences on the flight deck," Ms Hersman said. "They can tell us what was happening, what they know, what procedures they're following." | "The pilots can provide us outstanding observations from their experiences on the flight deck," Ms Hersman said. "They can tell us what was happening, what they know, what procedures they're following." |
| Korean officials were expected to join the interviews. | Korean officials were expected to join the interviews. |
| At least 30 surviving passengers remain in San Francisco hospitals, many with serious spinal injuries. | At least 30 surviving passengers remain in San Francisco hospitals, many with serious spinal injuries. |
| Airline executive arrives | |
| On Sunday, the Korean airline revealed that the pilot at the controls during the final approach was landing a Boeing 777 at San Francisco for the first time. | On Sunday, the Korean airline revealed that the pilot at the controls during the final approach was landing a Boeing 777 at San Francisco for the first time. |
| They said Lee Kang-kuk had only 43 flying hours in a Boeing 777, and was assisted by another more experienced pilot as he landed. He had logged thousands of hours on other types of aircraft. | They said Lee Kang-kuk had only 43 flying hours in a Boeing 777, and was assisted by another more experienced pilot as he landed. He had logged thousands of hours on other types of aircraft. |
| Asiana Airlines President Yoon Young-doo arrived in San Francisco on Tuesday to visit victims in hospital and apologise for the crash. He was mobbed by dozens of reporters at the San Francisco airport. | |
| Mr Yoon spoke briefly in Korean and was then escorted back into the terminal by police. He is also scheduled to meet with NTSB investigators and tour the accident site. | |
| South Korean President Park Geun-hye has sent a condolence letter to China President Xi Jinping and the families of the two deceased young women, calling the crash "regrettable". | |
| The Boeing 777 has a good safety record, and this is thought to be the first fatal crash. | The Boeing 777 has a good safety record, and this is thought to be the first fatal crash. |