Tire Falls From United Airlines Plane, Crushes Cars in San Francisco
A United Airlines Boeing 777 bound for Japan loses a tire as it takes off from San Francisco International Airport on March 7.
Source: Cali Planes/AP Photos
A United Airlines jet heading to Japan from San Francisco was forced to divert when a tire fell from the plane shortly after takeoff, crushing cars in a parking lot below.
The Osaka-bound Boeing 777-200, with 249 people on board, diverted to Los Angeles International Airport after the incident. It landed with no injuries reported.