February 12, 2009, marked an important date in aviation history. The crash, which killed 49 people, involved a Bombardier DHC-8-400 that ran into a residential area in Clarence Center, New York.

The grim event recalls the last time a major airline crash occurred, when Flight 3407 departed from New Jersey nearly ... operated by Colgan Air, flew through clear skies from Newark Liberty ...

More than 80 commercial planes have crashed in the U.S. since 1970.

On Feb. 12, 2009, though, Colgan Air, a regional air carrier, was operating a Bombardier DHC-8-400 turboprop as Continental Connection 3407 from Newark, New Jersey to Buffalo, New York.

WASHINGTON — With no survivors expected, Wednesday's deadly collision involving an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter is likely to be the worst U.S. aviation disaster in almost a ...