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On Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 at 10:20 p.m., Continental flight 3407, en route from Newark, N.J., spun from the sky and crashed into a home as it made its approach to Buffalo Niagara International Airport. All 49 people on board the plane were killed, as was one man in the house in Clarence Center. It was the worst aviation accident in Western New York history. |
The Investigation
Clarence air crash probe is accelerated
[Updated: 11/16/09 11:28 PM ]
WASHINGTON — The federal agency investigating the Feb. 12 crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center plans to finish its probe by the first anniversary of the crash and has shifted resources away from other accident investigations to get the job done.
FAA head cites quality training over quantity
[Updated: 11/11/09 8:51 AM ]
WASHINGTON — Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt offered a lukewarm reaction Tuesday to the idea of Congress requiring all new commercial pilots to have 1,500 hours of flight experience, a key goal the families of the victims of Continental Connection Flight 3407 have been pushing.
FAA officials still fly through revolving door
[Updated: 11/03/09 9:30 AM ]
WASHINGTON — Two weeks after a federal safety official said at a public hearing that "a recipe for an accident" led to the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 and the loss of 50 lives, the parent of the regional airline that operated that doomed flight did something it had never done before.
The Crash of Flight 3407
Pilot: 'Most icing I've seen'; Co-pilot: 'I've never de-iced.'
[Updated: 05/13/09 9:49 AM ]
WASHINGTON — As their plane approached Buffalo on Feb. 12, the pilot of Continental Connection Flight 3407 said he would rather be flying into Houston and noted his own lack of experience minutes before the plane crashed in Clarence on Feb. 12, and the co-pilot complained of her inexperience in icing conditions.
Perception of regional aircraft safety overshadows statistics
[Updated: 05/12/09 9:31 AM ]
Just about everyone has heard a friend or relative declare it: “I wouldn’t fly on one of those little airplanes for anything.”
Troopers thank Clarence community for help in Flight 3407 crash
[Updated: 04/25/09 11:06 AM ]
State Police Maj. Christopher L. Cummings carries a reminder of Flight 3407 wherever he goes. Safely tucked away inside the left shirt pocket of his uniform is a folded copy of a note that family members of those who died in the Feb. 12 plane crash issued after visiting the site in Clarence Center.
The Victims and Families
Flight 3407 families helped by 'Miracle' co-pilot
[Updated: 10/29/09 11:43 PM ]
WASHINGTON — Members of the group Families of Continental Flight 3407 returned to Capitol Hill on Thursday to lobby for airline safety legislation — and this time, they had a hero at their side.
Run/walk to help fund Flight 3407 memorial
[Updated: 06/10/09 10:22 AM ]
A 5K run to raise money for a Flight 3407 memorial will be held Saturday morning in Clarence Center.
Renslow family keeps focused, hopes hearings lead to changes
[Updated: 11/04/09 11:02 PM ]
TAMPA, Fla.—On the day after the hearings into the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 ended in Washington, D. C., the widow of Capt. Marvin D. Renslow, the pilot of the doomed turboprop aircraft, paid a visit to her husband’s grave.
NTSB Reports
Documents
The cockpit voice recorder transcript and other documents released by the NTSB.
In Memoriam
Snapshots of the lives lost
View the profiles and photos of the 50 victims of Flight 3407.
Discussion
Clarence Plane Crash Blog
Add your thoughts on the tragedy at the Clarence Plane Crash blog.
Audio
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News ConferenceAudio of the first news conference after the crash. |
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NTSB BriefingBriefing by the NTSB Sunday, Feb. 15. |
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Sabres ReactionCoach Lindy Ruff lives near the crash site of Flight 3407. |