Deadly New York Plane Crash

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    Susan Wehle, 55, of Williamsville, N.Y. was killed in the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407.

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    Feb. 13: Police block roads near the crash site of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 13: Police block roads near the crash site of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 13: Tony Tatro, witness to the Continental Connection Flight 3407 crash, listens to a reporter's question outside the Clarence Town Hall in Clarence, N.Y.

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    Feb. 13: Mourners of the Continental Connection Flight 3407 crash listen to a sermon during a vigil at the Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church in Clarence, N.Y.

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    Feb. 13: Mourners of the Continental Connection Flight 3407 crash listen to a sermon during a vigil at the Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church in Clarence, N.Y.

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    Feb. 13: The wreckage of a Continental Connection Flight 3407 is seen from the backyard after it crashed into a house Thursday in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 13: A sign advertises a prayer service for the victims of Continental Connection Flight 3407 at Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church, in Clarence, N.Y.

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    Feb. 13: This image from television shows an aerial view of the tail section of Continental Connection Flight 3407 as it sits amidst still smoking wreckage.

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    Feb. 13: This image from television shows an aerial view of the tail section of Continental Connection Flight 3407 as it sits amidst still smoking wreckage.

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    Feb. 13: Annalisa Dinnucci, next door neighbor and friend, of Sept. 11 widow Beverly Eckert, talks with reporters outside her home in Stamford, Conn. Ms. Eckert was one of the victims of the Continental Flight 3407 which crashed near Buffalo, N.Y. Dinnucci stated, "I'm in shock. I can't believe it. How could something like this happen to a family twice?"

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    Feb. 13: Firefighters walk on a road near the crash site where the Continental Connection Flight 3407 commuter plane crashed into a house in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 13: New York Gov. David Paterson, right, arrives at a news conference flanked by Erie County Executive Chris Collins, left, at the Erie County Fire Training facility in Cheektowaga, N.Y. to speak and show solidarity with the western New York community in the wake of the Continental Airlines crash last night in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 13: The flight recorders from Thursday's crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 are shown to members of the media at National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) offices in Washington.

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    Feb. 13: The flight recorders from Thursday's crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 are shown to members of the media at National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) offices in Washington.

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    Feb. 13: A New York State Police officer directs a motorist away from an area close to where Continental Connection Flight 3407 commuter plane crashed into a house Thursday night in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 13: A New York State Police officer directs a motorist away from an area close to where Continental Connection Flight 3407 commuter plane crashed into a house in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    This photo shows President Barack Obama shaking hands with Beverly Eckert in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington during a meeting with a group who lost family members in the 9/11 and the USS Cole tragedies. Eckert, a Sept. 11 widow, was on a commuter plane approaching the Buffalo airport Thursday night when it nose-dived into the ground.

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    Feb. 13: White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs speaks about the commuter plane crash that killed 50 people outside Buffalo, New York during his daily press briefing in the White House Pressroom at the White House in Washington.

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    Feb. 13: Aquaintances of Marvin Renslow, pilot of the Continental Airlines flight that crashed into a home Thursday night in New York state, walk into the Renslow home in Lutz, Florida.

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    Feb. 13: The flag outside the Clarence Town Hall flies at half staff after Continental Connection Flight 3407 crashed Thursday night into a house in the suburban Buffalo community.

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    File: Former Buffalo State University student and ice hockey player Maddy Loftus, of Parsippany, N.J., was returning to the school for a visit when she was killed in the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407.

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    Feb. 13: A New York State Trooper directs traffic away from the scene of a plane crash in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 13: A sheriff's helicopter surveys the scene of a plane crash in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 13: Firefighters work to extinguish the fire at the site of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 13: Firefighters work to extinguish the fire at the site of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 12: Firefighters look over the wreckage of Continental flight 3407, which lies amid smoke at the scene after crashing into a suburban Buffalo home and erupting into flames, killing all 49 people aboard and at least one person on the ground, according to authorities.

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    Feb. 12: The wreckage of Continental flight 3407 lies amid smoke at the scene after crashing into a suburban Buffalo home and erupting into flames, killing all 49 people aboard and at least one person on the ground.

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    Feb. 13: Firefighters are seen at the crash site of Continental Connection Flight 3407, operated by Colgan Air, which crashed in Clarence, near Buffalo, N.Y.

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    Feb. 13: Firefighters walk to the crash site of Continental Connection flight 3407, operated by Colgan Air, which crashed in Clarence, near Buffalo, N.Y.

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    Feb. 12: Smoke rises from a burning plane after it crashed into a house in Clarence Center, N.Y. New York state police say a Continental Flight 3407 from Newark, N.J., a 50-passenger commuter plane, has crashed into a home in suburban Buffalo.

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    Feb. 13: Kathleen and Bob Dworak talk to reporters. 'The whole sky was lit up orange,' said Bob Dworak, who lives less than a mile from the crash site of Continental Connection Flight 3407. 'All the sudden, there was a big bang, and the house shook,' he said.

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    Feb. 13: Erie County Executive Chris Collins speaks at a news conference about a plane that crashed into a house and burned in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 13: New York State Police Major Chris Cummings Troop A Commander talks at a news conference early Friday after a plane crashed into a house and burned in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 13: Emergency Services Commissioner for the Town of Clarence David Bissonette, center, speaks at a news conference Friday morning regarding the plane that crashed into a house and burned in Clarence Center, N.Y. Bissonette is flanked by officials from left: Erie County Sheriff Timothy Howard, New York State Police Major Chris Cummings; Erie County Executive Chris Collins; Clarence Town Supervisor Scott Bylewski; FBI Agent Laurie Bennett.

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    Feb. 12: A Continential Airlines employee talks on the phone at the Buffalo Niagara Airport after Continental Airlines Flight 3407 crashed into a home in Clarence Center, N.Y

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    Feb. 12: Volunteer firefighters attempt to put out flames from Continental Airlines Flight 3407 after it crashed into a home in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 12: Volunteer firefighters attempt to put out the flames from Continental Airlines Flight 3407.

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    Feb. 12: Family members leave the Buffalo Niagara Airport after Continental Airlines Flight 3407 crashed into a home in Clarence Center, N.Y. The commuter plane 'basically dove' into a house while coming in for a landing, sparking a fiery explosion that killed everyone on board and one person on the ground, an emergency official said.

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    Feb. 12: Family members leave the Buffalo Niagara Airport after Continental Airlines Flight 3407 crashed into a home in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 12: Family members leave the Buffalo Niagara Airport after Continental Airlines Flight 3407 crashed into a home in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 12: Family members leave the Buffalo Niagara Airport after Continental Airlines Flight 3407 crashed into a home in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    This image from Google Earth shows an overhead view of the crash site in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    This image from Google Maps gives a street view of 6038 Long Street in Clarence Center, N.Y., where the plane crash occurred.

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    Feb. 13: Clarence Center Supervisor Scott Bylewski, left, looks on as FBI Agent Laurie Bennett speaks at a 4:00 a.m. news conference at the Clarence Public Library to update on the plane that crashed into a house and burned in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 13: Erie County Executive Chris Collins speaks at a news conference after Continental Airlines Flight 3407 crashed into a home in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 13: David Bissonette, of the Emergency Services for the Town of Clarence Center, speaks at a news conference with officials flanked by New York State Police Major Chris Cummings Troop A Commander, left, and Erie County Executive Chris Collins, after a a plane crashed into a house and burned in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 13: Firefighters are seen at the site of the wreckage of a Continental Express flight, which crashed near Buffalo, New York.

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    Feb. 12: With a section of the tail visible, firefighters spray and foam the scene where a plane crashed into a house and burned in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 12: Firefighters spray and foam at the scene where a plane crashed into a house and burned in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 13: A view of the wreckage of a Continental Express flight, which crashed near Buffalo, New York.

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    Feb. 13: A view of the wreckage of a Continental Express flight, which crashed near Buffalo, New York.

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    A Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 is shown on its acceptance flight at Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario on June 10, 2008. A commuter aircraft similar to the one shown crashed into a home and exploded in Clarence, N.Y.

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    Feb. 12: A plane burns after it crashed into a house in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 12: Smoke rises from a burning plane after it crashed into a house in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 12: Firefighters gather next to a burning plane after it crashed into a house in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 12: Firefighters gather next to a burning plane after it crashed into a house in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 12: A plane burns after it crashed into a house in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 12: A plane burns after it crashed into a house in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 12: A plane burns after it crashed into a house in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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    Feb. 12: A plane burns after it crashed into a house in Clarence Center, N.Y.

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