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49 Dead In Upstate N.Y. Continental Crash

Where: 6038 Long Street [map], Clarence Center, NY, United States
February 13, 2009 at 9:01 AM | by | Comments (0)

All 48 passengers aboard Continental Connection Flight 3407 were killed late last night when the plane crashed into a suburban house near Buffalo, New York. The crash also claimed one life in the house where the plane landed in the hamlet of Clarence Center.

According to early reports, Flight 3407 operated by Colgan Air departing from Newark abruptly lost contact with air traffic control before crashing about five miles from its destination, Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Ice build-up on the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 74-seat turboprop may also have been to blame; in tapes released last night, air traffic control can be heard checking with other flight crews before vainly attempting to contact the pilot of Flight 3407.

Passengers included a Jacksonville, Florida law student and a September 11 widow who listened to her husband via cell phone while he was in the south tower. This is the first fatal crash in the U.S. since August 2006. An investigation into the crash site has been delayed while the wreckage is still burning.

Related Stories:
· 49 Killed in Plane Crash Near Buffalo [NY Times]
· 49 Killed As Plane Crashes Into Home In Clarence Center [Buffalo News]
· Sept. 11 Widow Among Plane Crash Victims [MSNBC]

[Photo: Buffalo News]

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