Is it just me? Or does it seem like there have been way too many plane crashes lately? First, we had the plane go down into the Hudson River about a month ago. And now, we have a plane (that departed from Newark) crash into a Buffalo, New York neighborhood. Strangely, both of these flights originated in the New York metropolitan area. Should we be concerned about traveling in and out of the Big Apple? The official report is that a Continental Airlines commuter plane (flight 3407 leaving Newark, NJ bound for Buffalo, NY) carrying 49 passengers crashed into a suburban Buffalo house late Thursday. The crash killed everyone on board and one person inside the home. However, the mother and daughter who lived in the house made it out safely and were treated at a local hospital for minor injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board has collected the data recorders and cockpit voice equipment to search for clues as to the reason for the crash.
The details about the crash victims are just starting to come in. There was a senior adviser for the Human Rights Watch— Africa Division, Alison Des Forges; a widow of a 9/11 victim, Beverly Eckhert; and a cantor, Susan Wehle, were killed in this crash. These passengers along with the others on this flight will not be forgotten.
“It’s hard to make sense of it today, but God hasn’t left us,” New York Gov. David Paterson said at a news conference, expressing hope that people could find comfort in the few stories of survival — or luck — in the crash.
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I’ve been watching this story. I have some questions. 1) They mentioned that the flaps were put down right before the roll and pitch problems, then they retracted them just before impact. Is there any safety device on brand new planes to prevent flaps from opening unevenly if one if them is blocked? You know, kind of like an electric garage door eye beam. If not, maybe there should be.
2) They just mentioned that the orientation of the plane indicates it fell on it’s belly. Wouldn’t the Flight Data Recorder have a full record, with all it’s 200+ parameters to indicate what position the plane was in all the way to the point of impact?
Very afraid…
belly. Wouldn’t the Flight Data Recorder have a full record?
Yes condolence for that, i thought it was because ice in the sky.