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Plane crash in New York state kills 49 people
The Associated Press , Buffalo, New York, U.S. | Fri, 02/13/2009 1:51 PM | World
Burning plane: A plane burns after it crashed into a house in Clarence Center, N.Y., Thursday. Authorities say it was Continental Airlines Flight 3407 operated by Manassas, Va.-based Colgan Air. AP/David Duprey
Authorities say 49 people are dead after a commuter plane crashed into a home in suburban Buffalo and erupted in flames late Thursday.
State police say all 48 people aboard the Continental Connection Flight 3407 are dead.
Clarence emergency control director Dave Bissonet says the crash also killed one person on the ground.
The turboprop plane from Newark, New Jersey, hit a house in Clarence around 10:10 p.m. Thursday (0300 GMT, Friday).
Bissonet says the plane was approaching Buffalo Niagara International Airport, about 10 miles away.
Twelve homes near the crash site have been evacuated.
Continental Airlines says the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 operated by Manassas, Virginia-based Colgan Air was operating between Newark Liberty International Airport and Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
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Abdul rokhim am (not verified) — Fri, 02/13/2009 - 2:35pm
everyone is now aware that airplane crash could be happen anywhere. it ignores sort of things related to the country, airplane and airline as well. anything is possible. what I need to know is the clarification on how the plane crashed down and erupted in flame... that is it. if the answer is due to technical problem inside so i conclude that US based airline is also not entirely better than Indonesia.....if the answer is due to external disturbances such as flying birds, storm, etc. it does mean that not all Indonesian plane crashs were not merely doe to humans errors or technical problems inside...
David K. — Fri, 02/13/2009 - 2:28pm
Isn't that the 3rd plane crash in the US. Would EU have the gall to state a ban on American Based Airlines to fly to Europe? Funny that Indonesia is willing to take any crap from Western Countries but are willing to do with thier own brother and sisters.