FOXNews.com: TWO DEAD, ALL ACCOUNTED FOR IN SAN FRANCISCO PLANE CRASH

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TWO DEAD, ALL ACCOUNTED FOR IN SAN FRANCISCO PLANE CRASH Jul 7th 2013, 05:50 All 307 passengers and crew have been accounted for after a Boeing 777 from South Korea crash landed Saturday morning at San Francisco International Airport, killing two and injuring dozens.  It was not immediately clear what happened to the Asiana Airlines plane from Seoul, but eyewitnesses said that it appeared to sway back and forth kicking up dust during the landing. Initial reports indicate that the tail broke off from some impact. SUMMARY 2 dead in plane crash 181 people immediately taken to the hospital, 49 seriously injured 132 people treated at a triage 123 people found in the terminal uninjured The identity of the one missing person is not immediately clear. Benjamin Levy, who told KNTV he was aboard the flight, and recalled approaching the runway "too low, too soon." "We were maybe 5 meters, 10 meters above the water way still out of the landing area. And so when the pilot realized it, he put some more gas to try to correct and lift up the plane again, but it was too late. So we hit the runway pretty bad, and then we started going back up in the air again and then landed again pretty hard," Levy said. Kate Belding, who was jogging a few miles away, said she thought: "Oh my God. That plane is crashing." "I couldn't really tell what happened, but you saw the wings going up and (in) a weird angle." Moments after the violent landing, some of the 291 passengers, many of whom appeared unhurt, were able to escape via inflatable ramps, while others were taken to area hospitals. San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White said that the two people who died in the crash were found outside the plane, but she could not say whether they were thrown from the aircraft or had been taken from the cabin after being discovered. South Korea's Yonhap news agency, citing the South Korean Transport Ministry, reported early Sunday that the two were Chinese citizens.  The official tally given by officials Saturday night was 181 people immediately taken to the hospital, 132 treated at a triage and 123 were located in the terminal uninjured.  "I couldn't really tell what happened, but you saw the wings going up and (in) a weird angle." - Kate Belding David Eun, a Samsung executive who was aboard the flight, sent out an online message immediately after the landing. "I just crash landed at SFO," Eun said. "Tail ripped off. Most everyone seems fine. I'm ok." President Obama, who was at Camp David in Maryland, was informed of the crash and was being kept up to date by local, state and federal authorities, the White House said. Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said she, her family and several colleagues had been scheduled for the flight but had switched at the last minute. "Taking a minute to be thankful and explain what happened," Sandberg wrote in a Facebook post. "My family, colleagues Debbie Frost, Charlton Gholson and Kelly Hoffman and I were originally going to take the Asiana flight that just crash-landed." One passenger who didn't want to give his name told The Los Angeles Times that most passengers on the flight were unharmed. "I just want their families to know," he said. "Most of the people seem OK and we're just letting the paramedics do their job." TV news footage showed the top of the fuselage was burned away and the entire tail gone. One engine appeared to have broken away and pieces of the tail were strewn about the runway. Passengers could be seen jumping down the inflatable emergency slides. Fire trucks could be seen spraying white fire retardant on the wreckage. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown says Flight 214 was supposed to land on runway 28 left at San Francisco International Airport at 11:26 local time. Its flight itinerary was from Shanghai  to Seoul and  San Francisco. She said it appeared the plane landed and then crashed. The National Transportation Safety Board said it was sending a team of investigators to San Francisco to probe the crash. Boeing said it was preparing to provide technical assistance to the NTSB. Numerous flights headed to San Francisco were diverted to other airports. A United Airlines flight bound for San Francisco was sent to Los Angeles airport, and passengers were told the San Francisco airport would be closed for at least three hours Saturday afternoon. Asiana is a South Korean airline, second in size to national carrier Korean Air. It has recently tried to expand its presence in the United States, and is a member of the Star Alliance, which is anchored in the U.S. by United Airlines. The 777-200 is a long-range plane from Boeing. The twin-engine aircraft is one of the world's most popular long-distance planes, often used for flights of 12 hours or more, from one continent to another. The airline's website says its 777s can carry between 246 to 300 passengers. The flight was 10 hours and 23 minutes, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking service.  The Boeing 777 is a smaller, wide-body jet that can travel long distances without refueling and is typically used for long flights over water. A tweet from Boeing said the company's thoughts are with those affected by the crash. "Our thoughts are with everyone affected by today's incident at SFO," Boeing said on its Twitter account. "We stand ready to assist the NTSB." President Obama was also informed of the crash the White House said in a statement. "The President has been made aware of the situation and his team will update him as new information becomes available. We will continue to stay in constant contact with our federal, state and local partners as they respond to this event," the statement said. The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.

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