2009 Buffalo New York Plane Crash Live - Plane Crashes Into a Home

2009 Buffalo New York Plane Crash Flight 3407 - Plane Crashes Into a Home in Clarence New York.

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CLARENCE, N.Y. - Investigators recovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the wreckage of Continental Connection Flight 3407 on Friday as they sought to determine why the commuter plane plunged out of the night sky and nose-dive into a suburban Buffalo house.

All 49 people on board and one person on the ground were killed in the first fatal crash of a commercial airliner in the U.S. in 2 1/2 years.

The cause of the disaster was under investigation. Other pilots were overheard around the same time Thursday night complaining of ice building up on their planes' wings — a hazard that has caused major crashes in the past.

The twin-turboprop aircraft 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 a house, its tail section visible through flames shooting at least 50 feet high.

"The whole sky was lit up orange," said Bob Dworak, who lives less than a mile away. "All the sudden, there was a big bang, and the house shook."

One person in the house was killed, and two others escaped with minor injuries. The plane was carrying a four-member crew and an off-duty pilot. Among the 44 passengers killed was a woman whose husband died in the World Trade Center attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and two members of jazz musician Chuck Mangione's band.

Black boxes recovered
Federal investigators Friday were able to retrieve the so-called "black boxes" — the flight data and cockpit voice recorders — and sent them to Washington for analysis, said Keith Holloway, spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board.

FBI spokesman Richard Kolko said there is "no indication of any security-related event" that brought the plane down.

The 74-seat Q400 Bombardier aircraft, registered last April, was delayed almost two hours before departing Newark, N.J.

Philip H. Trenary, who heads Pinnacle Airlines Corp. and operator Colgan Air, Inc., said at a news conference Friday that he didn't know why there was a delay.

Trenary said the plane was a "next-generation turbo prop, very modern."

"It's an aircraft that's had flawless service," he said. "So no, there have been no indications of problems with the aircraft."

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[arianacool]

i lost a friend in this plane crash .

He was only 13

R.I.P

[missgymnastgirl101]

@arianacool oh you poor thing :(

[Mr420ways]

this wass terrible i remember it like yesterday...ya never think its gonna happen this close to home...r.i.p

[roman61]

Investigation into Air France 2009 crash now saying pilots lacked training and responded incorrectly to stall warnings. Sadly familiar to this incident. The airlines must be held accountable.

[simok97]

@MsAkashsingh Lol, really? You probably are too young to understand the event. May the people who died RIP.

[Selenagomezjt11]

i live there............not in the house!

[agonyuncle]

the plane also contained a 9/11 victims wife ,that only a few weeks before asked obama to re-investigate the collapse of the twin towers,i forget her name ,but perhaps someone else will know it,Time to wake up to the goverments people

[TheHabsfan84]

@MsAkashsingh september 11 terrorist attacks on world trade center....

[wottie110]

@cruisemate The SAS Q400's had the landing gear problems because of poor maintenance. The Swedish CAA found that SAS made over 2000 flights with equipment not up to manufacturer's standard. In fact, it has been discovered that all landing gear problems on the Q400 can be attributed to some form of maintenance negligence. The Q400 is a perfectly safe aircraft, so long as it is serviced correctly (just like any other aircraft).

[MsAkashsingh]

what is 9\11 ???????????????