Early reports put the number on board at 291 passengers and 16 crew personnel

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — An Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 crashed at San Francisco International Airport around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

RT @nickbilton: Picture of plane after the crash at SFO. Passanger said, "the tail was ripped off." http://t.co/3G3ibSCvdB

— The Oregonian (@Oregonian) July 6, 2013

It was flight 214 from Seoul, South Korea, initially said to be a cargo plane – but later was identified as a passenger jet.
The airlines said 291 people were on board, including a group of vacationing Korean school children, but there was no official word on any casualties. Eyewitnesses at the airport saw some passengers evacuated by emergency slides from the plane. (more)