A Sept. 11 widow from Connecticut was among the 50 people killed Thursday night, when a Continental Airlines commuter plane from New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport crashed en route to New York's Buffalo Niagara International Airport. The 74-seat Continental Connection Flight 3407 twin turboprop, operated by Colgan Air, was flying in light snow, fog and 17-m.p.h. winds when it crashed into a home about 5 miles from the airport at about 10:20 p.m. A fire official said the plane "basically dove right into the top" of the house and exploded upon impact. One person in the home was killed, while two others inside,...
- 2/13/2009
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
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