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Continental Flight 3407 crash outside Buffalo (NTSB hearings on Page 8)

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by pseudo, Feb 13, 2009.

  1. pseudo

    pseudo Well-Known Member

    Continental commuter flight from Newark, 48 on board.

    Unconfirmed report: no survivors.

    http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/577959.html

    Thoughts and prayers to the families of those on board. And J.F. Christ -- this is less than five miles from my mom's house in Amherst.
     
  2. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

    Can't see it very well, but there look to be some nasty, nasty photos of the fireball on MSNBC right now.
     
  3. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

    Jesus that's terrible.
     
  4. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

    Buffalo News via MSNBC: 44 passengers, 4 crew and 1 person on the ground dead.

    Continental flight 3407.
     
  5. pallister

    pallister Guest

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

    This is the kind of thing that makes me scared to death to fly. I know all about the odds, but every time I see pictures like what you're talking about, buck, or just read a story like this, it sticks with me forever. Hope those on board suffered as little as possible.
     
  6. zagoshe

    zagoshe Well-Known Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

    How big was this plane?

    And this is not exactly the kind of news I need to hear considering I am less than 12 hours from boarding one myself.
     
  7. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

    Bombardier Dash-8. Details here.
     
  8. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

    Not a fan of the turboprops. God bless those families.
     
  9. pseudo

    pseudo Well-Known Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

    It was a turboprop, zag. WGRZ is reporting a Dash-8.

    From the BNIA site: DH4 (de Havilland DHC-8 Dash 8-400 Dash 8Q)

    And my mom + stepdad are on vacation, due to fly back into Buffalo on Sunday. So yeah, my heart skipped a beat when my brother called and said, "Turn on the TV."
     
  10. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

    Jesus....
     
  11. times38

    times38 Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

    Is it just me or is this a really bad photo/headline/ad combo?

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  12. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Re: BREAKING: Plane crash just outside Buffalo

    CNN is running an interview with a guy whose sister was on the flight.
     
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