Heroics and Air-Safety Gains Kept Toll Low.

The article looks at the July 2013 crash of an Asiana Airlines passenger plane during its landing at San Francisco International Airport in California, focusing on the survival of nearly all of the passengers and crew despite the severity of the accident. It discusses mandated changes in airplane construction and flight crew training that it says contributed to the low number of fatalities. The rescue of passengers by flight attendant Jiyeon Kim is also cited.