Coast Guard Rescues Air Plane Crash Victims in San Francisco

Four people were rescued on March 28 after their airplane crash. A helicopter from Air Station San Francisco airlifted them and transferred them to emergency medical services.




Toll Free Numbers Of Air Lines - San Francisco





A O M French Airlines ........... 800-892-9136

Access Air ................... 877-462-2237

Aces ........................ 800-846-2237


Action Air Lines ............ 800-243-8623

Aer Lingus .................. 800-223-6537

Aero California ............. 800-237-6225

Aeroejecutivo SA-DE-CV ...... 800-735-5396

Aeroflot .................... 800-995-5555

Aeroflot Cargo Sales ........ 800-506-5544

Aerolineas Argentinas ....... 800-333-0276

Aeromar ..................... 800-950-0747

Aeromexico .................. 800-237-6639


Aeropostal .................. 888-912-8466

Air Afrique ................. 800-456-9192

Air Antillean ............... 800-327-7230

Air ALM ..................... 800-327-7197

Air Aruba ................... 800-882-7822

Air Aurora .................. 800-443-0478

Air Caledonia ............... 800-677-4277

Air Canada .................. 800-630-3299

Air China ................... 800-986-1985


Air Cruise America .......... 800-359-3237

Air Europa .................. 888-238-7672

Air Fiji .................... 800-677-4277

Air France .................. 800-237-2747

Air Guadeloupe .............. 800-522-3394

Air India ................... 800-223-7776

Air Inter-French Airlines ... 800-237-2747

Air Jamaica ................. 800-523-5585

Air Montreal ................ 800-561-4270


Air Madagascar .............. 800-821-3388

Air Margarita ............... 800-326-0339

Air Mauritius ............... 800-537-1182

Air Metro ................... 800-871-1000

Air Moldova International ... 800-445-3866

Air Namibia ................. 800-361-6210

Air Nauru ................... 800-998-6287

Air Nevada .................. 800-634-6377

Air New Zealand ............. 800-262-1234


Air North Airlines .......... 800-764-0407

Air Pacific ................. 800-227-4446

Air Panama .................. 800-272-6262

Air Paraguay ................ 800-677-7771

Air Sedona .................. 800-535-4448

Air Seychelles .............. 800-677-4277

Air Sunshine ................ 800-327-8900

Air Trails .................. 800-245-9100

AirTran Airways ............. 800-AIR-TRAN


Air UK ...................... 800-249-2478

Air Ukraine ................. 800-857-2463

Air Virginia ................ 800-446-7834

Air Vantage ................. 800-279-9383

Air Vanuatu ................. 800-677-4277

Air Vegas ................... 800-255-7474

Air Wisconsin ............... 800-241-6522

Air Zaire ................... 800-442-5114

Air Zimbabwe ................ 800-742-3006


Airatlantic Airlines ........ 800-223-5552

Airianka .................... 800-421-9898

Alaska Airlines ............. 800-426-0333

Alliance Air ................ 800-237-4226

Alitalia .................... 800-223-5730

All Nippon Airways .......... 800-235-9262

Aloha Air ................... 800-367-5250

Ambassadair ................. 800-225-9919

America West Airlines ....... 800-235-9292


American Airlines ........... 800-433-7300

American Trans Air .......... 800-225-2995

Amerijet International Inc. . 305-593-5500

Ansett Australia Airlines ... 800-366-1300

Asiana Airlines ............. 800-227-4262

Atkin Air ................... 800-924-2471

Atlantic Airlines ........... 800-879-0000

Atlas Air ................... 800-462-2012

Austrian Airlines ........... 800-843-0002


Avensa/Servivensa Airlines .. 800-428-3672

Avianca ..................... 800-284-2622

Aviateca Guatemala .......... 800-535-4148

Avioimpex - Interimpex ...... 800-713-2622

B A S Airlines .............. 800-245-3248

Bahamas Air ................. 800-222-4262

Balair/CTA .................. 800-322-5247

Balkan Bulgarian Airlines ... 800-852-0944

Baltic Intl Airlines ........ 800-548-8181


Bemidji Airlines ............ 800-332-7133

Big Sky Airlines ............ 800-237-7788

Blue Pacific Air ............ 800-600-0082

Branson Airlines ............ 800-442-4247

British Airways ............. 800-247-9297

British Midland ............. 800-788-0555

Buffalo Airways ............. 800-268-2944

Business Express Airlines ... 800-345-3400

BWIA International .......... 800-327-7401


Canada 3000 ................. 888-226-3000

Canadian Air Intl ........... 800-426-7000

Cape Air .................... 800-352-0714

Casino Airlines ............. 888-227-1177

Cathay Pacific Airways ...... 800-233-2742

Cayman Airways .............. 800-441-3003

Century Airlines ............ 800-541-0410

Chart Air San Juan .......... 800-237-1101

Chautauqua Airlines ......... 800-428-4322


China Airlines .............. 800-227-5118

China Eastern Airlines ...... 800-200-5118

Citybird .................... 888-248-9247

Colgan Air .................. 800-272-5488

Comair ...................... 800-354-9822

Condor ...................... 800-524-6975

Conquest Airlines ........... 800-722-0860

Continental Airlines ........ 800-525-0280

Copa Airlines ............... 800-892-2672


Corporate Airlines .......... 800-555-6565

Corporate EXPRESS - Canada .. 800-661-8151

Corsair ..................... 800-677-0720

Croatia Airlines ............ 800-247-5353

Cyprus Airways .............. 800-333-2977

Czech Airlines .............. 800-223-2365

Delta Air Lines ............. 800-221-1212

DHL WorldWide Express ....... 800-225-5345

Direct Air .................. 800-428-0706


East Coast Flight Services .. 800-554-0550

East-West Airlines .......... 800-354-7471

Ecuatoriana ................. 800-328-2367

Egyptair .................... 800-334-6787

El Al Israel Airlines ....... 800-223-6700

Emery Worldwide ............. 800-367-3592

Emirates Air ................ 800-777-3999

Ethiopian Air (Eastern USA).. 800-445-2733

(Midwest and West USA).. 800-433-9677






Euram ....................... 800-555-3872

EVA Airways ................. 800-695-1188

Evergreen International ..... 800-345-5556

Faucett Peru Airline ........ 800-334-3356

Fine Airlines ............... 800-923-9222

Finnair ..................... 800-950-5000


Frontier Airlines ........... 800-432-1359

Garuda Indonesia ............ 800-342-7832

Grand Aire Express .......... 800-70-GRAND

Great Lakes Airlines ........ 800-554-5112

Gulf Air .................... 800-553-2824

Gulfstream Intl Airlines .... 800-992-8532

Guyana Airways .............. 800-242-4210

Harbor Airlines ............. 800-359-3220

Hawaiian Airlines ........... 800-367-5320


Horizon Air ................. 800-547-9308

Iberia ...................... 800-772-4642

Icelandair .................. 800-223-5500

Island Air .................. 800-323-3345

Island Airlines ............. 800-248-7779

Japan Airlines .............. 800-525-3663

Jet Express Exec Charter .... 800-806-8833

Jet South ................... 800-538-7688

Kenya Airways ............... 800-343-2506


KLM ......................... 800-374-7747

Korean Air .................. 800-438-5000

Kuwait Airways .............. 800-458-9248

Lacsa Costa Rica ............ 800-225-2272

LanChile Airlines ........... 800-735-5526

Lauda Airlines .............. 800-645-3880

Leading Air Logistics ....... 800-552-5323

LIAT ........................ 800-468-0482

Lloyd Aereo Boliviano ....... 800-327-3098


Lone Star Airlines .......... 800-877-3932

LTU International ........... 800-888-0200

Lufthansa ................... 800-645-3880

Lynx Air International ...... 888-LYNX-AIR

Malaysia .................... 800-552-9264

Malev Hungarian ............. 800-223-6884

Mark Air .................... 800-627-5247

Martinair Holland ........... 800-627-8462

Mesa Airlines ............... 800-637-2247


Mesaba Airlines ............. 800-225-2525

Mexicana .................... 800-531-7921

Middle East ................. 800-664-7310

Midway Airlines ............. 800-446-4392

Midwest Express Airlines .... 800-452-2022

Miles Above ................. 800-469-6453

Mohawk Airlines ............. 800-252-2144

Nantucket Airlines .......... 800-635-8787

National Airlines ........... 888-757-5387


Nations Air ................. 800-883-5987

New England Airlines ........ 800-243-2460

Nica Airlines ............... 800-831-6422

North Vancouver Air ......... 800-228-6608

Northwest Airlines .......... 800-225-2525

Olympic Airways ............. 800-223-1226

Pacific Coastal Airlines .... 800-663-2872

Pakistan Intl Airline ....... 800-221-2552

Pan Am ...................... 800-359-7262


Pan-Am Air Bridge ........... 800-424-2557

Penair ...................... 800-448-4226

Philippine Airlines ......... 800-435-9725

Polish Air-Lot .............. 800-223-0593

Polynesian Airlines ......... 800-677-4277

Proair ...................... 800-939-9551

Qantas Airways .............. 800-227-4500

Reeve Aleutian Airways ...... 800-544-2248

Reno Air .................... 800-736-6247


Rover Airways Intl .......... 800-828-4668

Royal Air Maroc ............. 800-344-6726

Royal Jordanian Airlines..... 800-223-0470

Royal Nepal ................. 800-266-3725

Royal Tonga ................. 800-486-6426

Ryan International Airways .. 800-727-0457

Sabena ...................... 800-955-2000

Saro Airlines ............... 800-538-7276

SAS Scandinavian Airlines ... 800-221-2350


Saudia Arabian Airlines ..... 800-472-8342

Scenic Airlines ............. 800-634-6801

Shuttle America ............. 888-999-3273

Silk Air .................... 800-745-5247

Singapore Airlines .......... 800-742-3333

Sky Bus ..................... 800-755-9287

Skywest Airlines ............ 800-453-9417

Solomon Airlines ............ 800-677-4277

South African ............... 800-722-9675


Southern Air Transport ...... 800-898-4110

Southwest Airlines .......... 800-435-9792

Spanair ..................... 888-545-5757

Spirit Airline .............. 800-772-7117

SriLankan ................... 800-247-5265

Sun Country Airlines ........ 800-752-1218

Sunflower Airlines, Fiji .... 800-707-3454

Suriname Airways ............ 800-327-6864

Swissair .................... 800-221-4750


TACA Airlines ............... 800-535-8780

TAM - Transportes Aereos

Regionais ................ 888-235-9826

TAP Air Portugal ............ 800-221-7370

Thai Air .................... 800-426-5204

Tower Air ................... 800-221-2500

Transbrasil ................. 800-872-3153

Trans International Express . 888-244-8922


Trans-Jamaican Airlines ..... 800-263-4354

Travelair ................... 800-948-3770

Tropic Air .................. 800-422-3435

Turkish Airlines ............ 800-874-8875

Turks and Caicos Airway ..... 800-845-2161

TWA ......................... 800-221-2000

TW Express .................. 800-221-2000

Ukraine Intl Airlines ....... 800-876-0114

United Airlines ............. 800-241-6522


US Airways .................. 800-428-4322

USAir Shuttle ............... 800-428-4322

USA Jet Airlines ............ 800-872-5387

Vanguard Airlines ........... 800-826-4827

Varig ....................... 800-468-2744

Vasp Brazilian Airlines ..... 800-433-0444

Viasa International Airways . 800-327-4470

Vietnam Airlines ............ 800-565-2742

Virgin Atlantic ............. 800-862-8621


Vision Air .................. 888-4VISAIR

WestJet Airlines ............ 800-538-5696

World Airways ............... 800-967-5350

Yemen Airways ............... 800-936-3642

YTA Freniva ................. 800-382-4484

Yugoslav Airlines ........... 800-752-6528

Zambia Airways .............. 800-223-1136


San Francisco Bay Area

The primary focus of the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is to support tidal marsh restoration through research, monitoring and education.

San Francisco Bay has lost nearly 97 percent of its historic tidal wetlands due to development pressures within and around the bay. Tidal wetlands are critical for flood prevention; sediment management; and habitat for small mammals, migratory birds and fish species, many of which are threatened and endangered.

Since 1999, approximately 11,420 acres of wetlands have been restored to tidal influence in San Francisco Bay. Plans for restoring 25,500 acres are underway. However, the effectiveness of restoration can only be measured relative to the remaining 3 percent of relict tidal wetlands. The two reserve components are highly utilized as reference sites against which enhanced, restored or created wetlands are evaluated. The value of these reference sites, coupled with the monitoring, research and education programs sponsored by the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, create an opportunity for agencies to direct research priorities and benefit from scientific studies addressing key restoration issues in the bay area.

What situations can cause a Rollover?

A rollover crash is a complex event, heavily influenced by driver and road characteristics as well as the design of the vehicle. In studies of single-vehicle crashes, NHTSA has found that more than 90 percent of rollovers occur after a driver has lost control of the vehicle and has run off the road. Three major situations can lead to a rollover in a 15-passenger van.

  • The van goes off a rural road. If this occurs, the van is likely to overturn when it strikes a ditch or embankment or when it is tripped by an object or runs onto soft soil.

  • The driver is fatigued or driving too fast for conditions. A tired driver can doze off and lose control. The driver can also lose control when traveling at a high speed causing the van to slide sideways off the road. The grassy or dirt medians that line highways can often cause the van to overturn when the tires dig into the dirt.

  • The driver overcorrects the steering as a panic reaction to an emergency or to a wheel dropping off the pavement. Especially at freeway speeds, this situation can cause the driver to lose control, resulting in the van sliding sideways and rolling over.

San Francisco Airport Train

San Francisco Bay Trail

The San Francisco Bay Trail is a 500-mile recreational corridor that will encircle San Francisco and San Pablo Bays with a continuous network of shoreline bicycling and hiking trails. The Bay Trail links nine counties and 47 cities, and will cross seven toll bridges in the region. Over 270 miles of trail are complete providing easily accessible recreational opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts, including hikers, joggers, bicyclists and skaters. It also offers a setting for wildlife viewing and environmental education, and it increases public respect and appreciation for the Bay. As a commute alternative for cyclists, the Bay Trail also has important transportation benefits. It connects to numerous public transportation facilities, including ferry terminals, light-rail lines, bus stops, Caltrain, Amtrak, and BART.

The Bay Trail offers access to commercial areas and residential neighborhoods, points of historic, natural and cultural interest, recreational areas like beaches, marinas, fishing piers, boat launches, and over 130 parks and wildlife preserves totaling more than 57,000 acres of open space. It passes through highly urbanized areas like downtown San Francisco as well as remote natural settings like the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Depending on its location, the Bay Trail consists of paved paths, dirt trails, bike lanes and sidewalks or signed bike routes.

The nonprofit San Francisco Bay Trail Project was created in 1990 to plan, promote and advocate for completion of the Bay Trail. To carry out this mission, the Bay Trail Project coordinates with public and private partners, disseminates information about the Bay Trail, seeks funding and administers planning and construction grants. Construction and maintenance of the Bay Trail is the responsibility of cities, counties, park districts or other property owners. www.baytrail.org

The Bay Trail Project is administered by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG). ABAG is the comprehensive regional planning agency for the 9-county San Francisco Bay Area with a mission to strengthen cooperation and coordination among local governments. www.abag.ca.gov

San Francisco Airport to the Lab By Car

Take U.S. Route 101 North from the airport -- towards San Francisco. Keep going until the junction with I-80. Take I-80 east (toward East Bay or Oakland). Cross the Bay Bridge, staying in left lanes. After crossing the bridge, follow I-80 towards Berkeley and Sacramento. About four miles later, take the University Avenue exit on your right, and take the left-hand branch of the exit ramp onto University Avenue. Proceed up University Avenue for two miles until you reach Oxford Street. Go left on Oxford and then several blocks later, right on Hearst Avenue. Head straight up Hearst which, above the campus, climbs steeply and makes a horseshoe turn before arriving at the main gate at the Lab. Alternatively, you may enter the Lab via the Strawberry Gate.

Parking can be difficult to find here and you'll need to prearrange for a parking pass through the person you are visiting. As an alternative to driving here, you can park nearby in downtown Berkeley and take the Lab shuttle here. To do that, as you come into Berkeley eastbound on University Avenue, take a right onto Shattuck Avenue. Four blocks later, go right onto Kittredge Street where you'll find a parking garage at 2020 Kittredge. Our shuttle bus pickup is one block to the north, stopping on the north side of Center Street at its intersection with Shattuck Avenue. Travel time is somewhat over an hour.

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