The National Transportation Safety Board apologizes for inaccurate and offensive names that were mistakenly confirmed as those of the pilots of Asiana flight 214, which crashed at San Francisco International Airport on July 6.Earlier today, in response to an inquiry from a media outlet, a summer intern acted outside the scope of his authority when he erroneously confirmed the names of the flight crew on the aircraft.The NTSB does not release or confirm the names of crewmembers or people involved in transportation accidents to the media. At least four people reportedly read the prank names — Captain Sum Ting Wong, Wi Tu Lo, Ho Lee Fuk and Bang Ding Ow — before anchor Tori Campbell read them during a noon newscast July 12. April 28, 2016 – We begin our discussion of humor from the past with a look back at the prank played on San Francisco news station KTVU after the crash of an Asiana Airlines flight in 2013. (AP Photo/Bay Area News Group, John Green)Important conversations are happening now. ©2020 Verizon Media. ©2020 Verizon Media. Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost's next chapterWe made it easy for you to exercise your right to vote!Part of HuffPost Media. The channel quickly apologized in a statement , saying later in the broadcast, "Earlier in the newscast we gave some names of pilots involved in the Asiana Airlines crash. In poor taste: KTVU News read these names live on television today stating that the National Transportation Safety Board had confirmed that these were the pilots of Asiana 214Third victim: A San Francisco hospital says a third victim of a plane crash, a Chinese girl, has died from her injuries. Reports emerge of secret Biden meeting with Michigan governor - the first known in-person session he's had with a potential pickAG Bill Barr says 'socialist' Black Lives Matter protesters have created 'urban guerrilla warfare' in cities across the country because of their desire for a left-wing 'utopia' Lindsey Graham claims newly declassified documents show FBI 'misled the hell out of' Intelligence Committee in 2018 during interview about Steele's notorious Dirty Dossier - and demands 'people go to jail'Five former CDC directors explain dire mistakes in America's coronavirus response - from sidelining science in favor of politics to 'sugarcoating' the severity of the pandemicPro-police protesters brawl with Black Lives Matters demonstrators in Colorado while thousands march in Seattle in support of cops after the city was wrecked by riots Protesters torch police union building in Portland as officers declare a riot and use chemicals to disperse troublemakers on the 73rd night of unrest in the cityMan, 36, is shot dead in front of his wife in The Bronx after he 'accidentally flicked a cigarette butt in the direction of three men'Moment black mom confronts white man who repeatedly erased her daughter's 'Black Lives Matter' chalk drawings in front of their home - prompting neighborhood to decorate the entire BLOCK with supportive messagesCollin Morikawa holds off challenge from Paul Casey at the US PGA Championship to win his first major title aged just 23United Airlines flight at Newark Airport is evacuated on the tarmac after 'a passenger made a bomb threat on board'Police and protesters clash in Ferguson on the anniversary of Michael Brown's death: Riot cops throw demonstrators to the ground and use pepper spray at rally six years after the black teen was shot by a copWWE legend James 'Kamala' Harris dies at age 70: Wrestlers pay tribute to the 'giant of a gentleman' who passed away after suffering multiple health problemsWoman claiming to be from bogus 'Freedom To Breathe Agency' is filmed telling Orange County grocery store worker that she could 'go to jail for five years' for telling customers to wear face masks Station broadcast inaccurate names but apologized for the error a few minutes laterKTVU says it confirmed the information with the National Transportation Safety BoardNTSB says a summer intern verified the names when approached by the station Asiana Flight 214 wreckage at San Francisco airport begins...Police confirm fire truck hit girl after Asiana Airlines...Jewish woman films confrontation with couple in LeedsNaked man blocks cars on street before frustrated man knocks him outPacked seafronts at Camber Sands and Brighton BeachRemarkable discovery of 18th century shipwreck of 'floating gin palace'Shocking footage of armed police preparing to raid property in HendonRacist woman harasses black man sitting in his car watching his kidsCandles left in tribute to the teenage stabbing victim in the West EndBBC director general apologises for broadcasting n-wordBournemouth Beach heaving amid another day of hot temperaturesNew arrivals of migrants in Dover with one carried in wheelchairMan cleared of murdering brother during row over pillowcases
All rights reserved.KTVU Reports Racist Joke As Names Of Asiana 214 Pilots (VIDEO) (UPDATE)Fire crews work the crash site of Asiana Flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Saturday, July 6, 2013. We are no longer accepting comments on this article.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media GroupTrump says it 'sounds like a good idea' for him to appear alongside Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt on Mount Rushmore because of what he has accomplished during his first term in the White House Donald Trump says 'we've got what we wanted without giving up anything' in COVID relief talks and insists the Democrats are now more inclined to make a deal after he signed his executive orders Cardi B defends Kylie Jenner's cameo in her WAP music video in a series of since deleted tweets saying 'not everything is about race'Meghan Markle guided Prince Harry on his public 'journey to wokeness', authors of the couple's biography Finding Freedom claimDonald Trump calls Anthony Scaramucci 'a loser' who 'made a fool out of himself' during his 11 days at the White House after he declared his support for Joe Biden and criticized the president Chris Christie 'will play Joe Biden in Donald Trump's debate prep' after the president said he was 'harder to face than Hillary' in 2016 Fire rips through Rachael Ray's upstate New York home: Celebrity chef reveals she escaped with her husband before blaze ravaged mansion where she has been filming during lockdownGeorgia high school where viral photos showed packed corridors of mask-less students switches to online classes after nine tested positive for coronavirus in the first week backREVEALED: Nearly 100,000 children tested positive for COVID in the past two weeks as they prepared to return to schoolDonald Trump is greeted by a huge crowd of fans as he lands in New Jersey to finish his million-dollar fundraising weekend at the beach house of his real estate developer friend Stanley Chera who died of COVID'It's unconstitutional slop': GOP senators slam Trump for bypassing Congress and announcing four executive orders after covid rescue package negotiations collapsedWill Gretchen Whitmer be Biden's running mate? Part of HuffPost Media. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Add your voice! Third victim: A San Francisco hospital says a third victim of a plane crash, a Chinese girl, has died from her injuries. We work hard to ensure that only appropriate factual information regarding an investigation is released and deeply regret today's incident.Appropriate actions will be taken to ensure that such a serious error is not repeated. All rights reserved. The problem was that the names — "Sum Ting Wong," "Wi Tu Lo," "Ho Lee Fuk" and "Bang Ding Ow" — were obviously fake. On Friday, Bay Area Fox affiliate KTVU told viewers the purported names of the pilots on Asiana Flight 214. The news anchor read the names off the teleprompter and didn't bat an eye, adding that the information had been confirmed by the National Transportation Safety Board. Newscaster Pranked with Fake Asian Pilot Names in Plane Crash – #TBT. KTVU news station has been the victim of a cruel prank, announcing that the pilots of the Asiana Airlanes plane that crashed in San Francisco on Saturday included 'Captain Sum Ting Wong' and …
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