31.   Earlier, officials said the plane crashed in a snowstorm after two aborted landing attempts at Van airport, in eastewrn Turkey.

32.   The pilot circled for another landing attempt but the plane smashed into the runway, tearing the fuselage apart and plunging passengers into darkness and confusion.

33.   The plane slammed into the runway and exploded on the second landing attempt.

34.   The pilot aborted his first landing attempt and circled the aircraft to make a second bid, one survivor said from his hospital bed Friday.

35.   The pilot then circled for another landing attempt but the plane smashed into the runway, Hong Kong resident Fung Jin-tang told AFP.

36.   The US shuttle Discovery touched down here safely Tuesday, ending an eleven-day scientific mission that was unexpectedly prolonged when bad weather prevented earlier landing attempts.

37.   The twin-jet airplane slammed into the runway and exploded on the second landing attempt.

38.   The USAir pilot had aborted his first landing attempt and was about to climb for another approach when he struck telephone poles, Orr said.

39.   Officials said the plane crashed in a snowstorm after two aborted landing attempts at Van airport.

40.   Orr said the USAir pilot had aborted his first landing attempt and was about to climb for another approach when he sheared off the top of telephone poles.