50 Killed in upstate N.Y. plane crash

Buffalo, NY - A commuter plane dropped out of the sky without warning and nose-dived into a suburban Buffalo house in a fiery crash that killed all 49 people aboard and one person in the home. It was the nation's first deadly crash of a commercial airliner in 21/2 years.

The cause of the disaster was under investigation, but other pilots were overheard around the same time reporting a buildup of ice on their wings -- a hazard that has caused major crashes in the past.

The twin turboprop aircraft -- Continental Connection Flight 3407 from Newark, N.J. -- was coming in for a landing when it went down in light snow and fog around 10:20 p.m. Thursday about five miles short of the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

Witnesses heard the plane sputtering before it plunged squarely through the roof of the house, its tail section visible through flames shooting at least 50 feet high.

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[donhur]

thats what you get for leaving the A/P on in icing conditions:(