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50 dead after Buffalo plane crash

Staff Reporter | Posted February 13, 2009 9:20 AM

A Continental Airlines plane from Newark, New Jersey to Buffalo, New York crashed near Buffalo Thursday night, killing all 49 passengers and at least one person on the ground.

Flight 3407 was headed toward Buffalo Airport when it went down, apparently crashing into a home on the ground. The aircraft was 5 miles from the airport when it crashed.

Officials released audio tapes from air traffic control Friday morning. Reports on CNN indicated that ice may have been a factor, but officials with the National Transportation Safety Board would not speculate on the exact cause. The plane was a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400.

Thursday's plane crash was the deadliest on U.S. soil since August 2006 when Comair Flight 5191 crashed on takeoff, according to CNN.

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Anonymous
2009-02-13 11:40:16

Remember the Al Qaeda Terrorist cell that was discovered in Buffalo some years ago? This was a brand new airplane, a plane with a terrific track record in cold storms, a plane that could glide well. There was no distress signs or signals, just an instant and "bam", plane down, plane down. This plane dropped straight down and left a small footprint in the ground, the debris field did not spread. How soon before people see Obama is being tested? The Buffalo underground Al Qaeda clique just pulled off hitting a low flying craft with a heat seeking missle. Ice does not do what happened to this plane. Of course media can't speak truth and place the American public into a panic. Al Qaeda strikes again.

James
2009-02-14 04:05:26

All to quick to point the finger! You theory is possible but not proven. Al Qaedea should be dismembered in my eyes, however without proof we are no better.

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