The Investigation
Clarence air crash probe is accelerated
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. (Updated: 11/16/09 11:28 PM )
FAA head cites quality training over quantity
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. (Updated: 11/11/09 8:51 AM )
FAA officials still fly through revolving door
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. (Updated: 11/03/09 9:30 AM )
Crash in Clarence will lead to revised flight crew rules
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration will seek to modernize rules governing when and how much pilots can fly after the Feb. 12 crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence raised concerns that the crew might have been fatigued. (Updated: 06/16/09 9:09 AM )
How safe are regional airlines?
WASHINGTON — Last week was a bad one for Colgan Air and the late crew of Flight 3407 — but it might just be the first of many for the regional airline industry. (Updated: 05/18/09 9:28 AM )
Co-pilot’s mother rises to her defense
WASHINGTON — For three days, Lyn Morris sat and listened to witnesses talking about how her daughter’s low pay and lack of rest might have contributed to the plane crash that ended her life and 49 others. (Updated: 05/15/09 12:17 PM )
Low pay, fatigue 'recipe' for crash; Flight 3407 families outraged
WASHINGTON— The co-pilot’s low pay and brutal coast-to-coast commute were among the ingredients in “a recipe for an accident” that played itself out when Flight 3407 crashed into a home in Clarence Center, killing 50 people, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday. (Updated: 05/14/09 11:03 AM )
Experts say pilots' reaction doomed Flight 3407
WASHINGTON — Capt. Marvin D. Renslow could have prevented the fatal plunge of Continental Connection Flight 3407 on Feb. 12 had he lowered the nose of the aircraft, increased power and leveled the turboprop’s wings, experts testified on the first day of National Transportation Safety Board hearings into the Clarence Center crash. (Updated: 05/13/09 10:53 AM )
Transcript reveals chapter and verse of tragedy
WASHINGTON — Capt. Marvin D. Renslow began the last hour of his life by engaging the autopilot on Continental Connection Flight 3407. (Updated: 05/13/09 10:53 AM )
Initial 'incorrect' response set course for Flight 3407's crash
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Capt. Marvin Renslow did the exact opposite of what he should have done trying to pull out of a fatal stall that led to the crash of Colgan Flight 3407, the chief test pilot for the Bombardier Q-400 testified this afternoon. (Updated: 05/13/09 9:49 AM )
Colgan never knew pilot failed three tests
WASHINGTON — The airline that operated Continental Connection Flight 3407 never knew that the pilot, Capt. Marvin D. Renslow, had failed three federal flying tests before his hiring. (Updated: 05/12/09 10:54 AM )
Margaret Sullivan: News staff to cover Flight 3407 hearings
Who—or what—was to blame for the horrifying crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 on Feb. 12? (Updated: 05/11/09 9:59 AM )
FAA probes Colgan on pilot overscheduling
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Latest Flight 3407 lawsuits point to lack of airspeed alert device
Wrongful death lawsuits were filed today on behalf of a Westfield couple alleging that the
crash of Flight 3407 in Clarence Center could have been avoided if a low-airspeed-warning
system had been installed on the plane, as recommended. (Updated: 04/25/09 11:06 AM )
NTSB probe of crash raises questions
When Continental Flight 3407 crashed in Clarence Center, investigators wasted no time in making the same companies that may be liable for the crash part of their formal probe into a cause. (Updated: 04/25/09 11:06 AM )