NTSB criticizes Asiana crew, Boeing, emergency response in San Francisco crash

San Jose Mercury News: WASHINGTON -- As Asiana Airlines Flight 214 descended to its doom in the final minutes of its approach to San Francisco International Airport, its crew had several chances to avert disaster.

But a tragic combination of the pilots' poor judgment, their unfamiliarity with the complex gear in the high-tech airliner and emergency responders who lacked training and proper communications equipment all contributed to the fiery crash and deaths of three people, federal investigators concluded Tuesday, nearly one year after the catastrophe.

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