A Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 such as the one that crashed Thursday night near Buffalo.
A Continental commuter flight from Newark to Buffalo crashed into a home tonight in Clarence Center, NY. It was a Colgan Air flight which is a Continental Connection partner. Apparently the weather conditions included sleet. Colgan is the only company we can fly out on in my city, from Beaumont-Port Arthur to Continental’s hub at Bush International in Houston. Authorities say 48 passengers and crew were on board. It doesn’t look good at all. My best wishes for all those involved and the families. The plane was a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, a 74-seat turboprop. CNN reports that NY state police confirm all 48 on board were killed. One person on the ground has also been reportedly killed.