NTSB Probes Pilot's Use of Autothrottles in Asiana Crash
The Asiana Boeing 777-200ER lay in ruin at San Francisco International Airport after it crashed into a seawall on July 6, 2013. (Photo: NTSB)
The Asiana Boeing 777-200ER lay in ruin at San Francisco International Airport after it crashed into a seawall on July 6, 2013. (Photo: NTSB)

Investigators with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) focused on pilot training and knowledge of the Boeing 777-200ER autothrottle system during a day-long investigative hearing on December 11 into the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport.