Breaking: Commuter crash in suburban Buffalo

[Cylinder]

Police: No survivors in Buffalo commuter plane crash (http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-02-13-newyork-plane-crash_N.htm)

New York state police say a 50-seat commuter plane has crashed into a home in suburban Buffalo

Fire officials say there were no survivors. It's not clear how many people were on the plane.

...

Authorities say Continental Airlines Flight 3407 was operated by Manassas, Va.-based Colgan Air. It was en route from Newark, N.J. to Buffalo.

Clarence is about 20 miles northeast of Buffalo.

[sarongsong]

http://archive-server.liveatc.net/kbuf/KBUF-Feb-13-2009-0300Z.mp3
(supposed to be live ATC conversation---this computer not sound-capable, so can't confirm)

Colgan Air Responds to Flight 3407 Accident (http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Pinnacle-Airlines-NASDAQ-PNCL-949377.html)

[Cylinder]

http://archive-server.liveatc.net/kbuf/KBUF-Feb-13-2009-0300Z.mp3
(supposed to be live ATC conversation---this computer not sound-capable, so can't confirm)

Colgan Air Responds to Flight 3407 Accident (http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Pinnacle-Airlines-NASDAQ-PNCL-949377.html)

Yup.

Here (http://archive-server.liveatc.net/kbuf/KBUF-Feb-13-2009-0300Z.mp3) is the ATC loop.

8:35 First transmission to Colgan 3407 (female pilot). Descend and maintain 5000. ATC amends to 4000.

12:40 course correction. Left heading 330.

15:09 course correction. Left head 260 cleared to runway 23.

16:00 last transmission. Hands to approach tower?

17:00 No response to ATC query. ATC seems to be looking for VFR aircraft in the area

20:30 ATC notifies police, queries nearby aircraft for icing conditions

25:45 More icing discussions

[Jay200MPH]

Y'know... I took 31 commercial flights last year and more than a few of those were on some dang dodgy airlines. Is it really necessary to report every single plane crash anywhere on this board?

- J

[sarongsong]

While the plane had been on approach to the Buffalo Airport, eyewitnesses are reporting it was headed in the opposite direction before "a fast and steep" impact.

[jokergirl]

Man, I hate those DASH planes. There were several problems with them last year in Europe. When will airlines stop using them?
(I guess the answer is when they get the budget to buy new planes, but still...)

;)

[mahesh]

Sorry Jay...
but just saw BBC mentioniong that Mrs Beverley Eckert...of 9/11 campaign..was on board that flight...she'd only met with President Obama a few days earlier...

Life is just so fragile!...I am sorry for every one who suffers like this..
my condolences to all families...

edit:
and I just heard, on the link, what President Obama had to say!
...touching. good man.