The Crash of Flight 3407
Piedmont denies 'deal' to uncover whistle-blowers
ALBANY — Piedmont Airlines has offered its pilots a "free pass" on required, annual
safety training that tests their flying skills in return for providing names of fellow pilots
who anonymously raised concerns to The Buffalo News in January about an airline safety device,
its pilot union has charged. (Updated: 03/07/10 11:23 AM )
'From Grief to Remembrance' for families, friends of 3407 victims
Our special section honors the 50 victims of the crash of Flight 3407 and reports on what their families and friends are thinking and doing a year into the unwelcome second chapter of their lives. (Updated: 02/22/10 2:03 PM )
A year of anguish and anger following the crash of Flight 3407
Some will be remembered quietly, in the silence of a burning candle, the hush of a prayer at dawn. (Updated: 02/22/10 2:03 PM )
Pilot: 'Most icing I've seen'; Co-pilot: 'I've never de-iced.'
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. (Updated: 02/22/10 2:11 PM )
Perception of regional aircraft safety overshadows statistics
Just about everyone has heard a friend or relative declare it: “I wouldn’t fly on one of those little airplanes for anything.” (Updated: 02/22/10 2:11 PM )
Troopers thank Clarence community for help in Flight 3407 crash
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. (Updated: 02/22/10 1:36 PM )
Jack Liguori: Airline pilots should be trained to handle spins
What caused the crash of Flight 3407? (Updated: 02/22/10 12:31 PM )
Audio reports on the crash of Flight 3407
The last transmissions from Flight 3407, call sign Colgan 3407, and the tower transmissions after the crash:
(Updated: 02/12/10 6:13 PM )
(Updated: 02/12/10 6:13 PM )
Plane should have been grounded, first Flight 3407 lawsuit claims
A California aviation attorney, in the first of dozens of lawsuits expected to be filed in the wake of the Flight 3407 crash, says the turboprop plane should never have been flying in icing conditions. (Updated: 02/22/10 12:38 PM )
First WNY airline disaster recalled
He came from out of nowhere in a rumpled suit, stumbling toward the farmhouse on Sawmill Run Road in the Bucktooth hills west of Salamanca. (Updated: 02/24/09 8:41 AM )
Emergency chief praised for work in Clarence
Less than two weeks after Continental Connection Flight 3407 crashed into Clarence Center, the community’s emergency services coordinator presented the Town Board an update on remediation efforts at the site. (Updated: 02/22/10 12:38 PM )
Crash might provide some workers’ comp
The families of some people who died in the Continental Connection Flight 3407 airplane crash may qualify for benefits under the the state’s workers’ compensation program. (Updated: 02/22/10 12:38 PM )
Group explains suit over airline safety
Matt Ziemkiewicz said his heart sank when he heard about the deaths of 50 people Feb. 12 when Continental Connection Flight 3407 crashed and burned in Clarence Center. (Updated: 02/22/10 12:38 PM )