Air disaster

Colgan Air Flight 3407

12 Feb 2009 · 43.01° N, 78.64° W

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When
12 Feb 2009
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
43.01° N, 78.64° W
Description
2009 aviation accident in the U.S.
Deaths
50
Cause
stall

Colgan Air Flight 3407

2009 aviation accident in New York

Colgan Air Flight 3407 was a scheduled passenger flight from Newark, New Jersey, to Buffalo, New York, on February 12, 2009. Approaching Buffalo, the Bombardier Q400 entered an aerodynamic stall from which it did not recover and crashed into a house at 6038 Long Street in Clarence Center, New York, at 10:17 pm EST, about 5 miles from the end of the runway, killing all 49 passengers and crew on board and one person in…

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