
Audio from NTSB Press breifing The National Transportation Safety Board held a press briefing today at 4:00 pm EST on its investigation into the crash near Buffalo of a Bombardier Dash 8- Q400 twin-engine turboprop operated by Colgan Air, Inc. as Continental Connection flight 3407. NTSB Member Steven Chealander will conduct the briefing. The briefing was held at the Buffalo Marriott Niagara, 1340 Millerport Highway, Amherst, NY, in ballroom 5 on the first floor. A federal aviation official says the plane that crashed into a house near Buffalo, killing 50 people, was on autopilot when it went down, a possible violation of airline policy. Steve Chealander of the National Transportation Safety Board says Colgan Air recommends pilots fly manually in icy conditions. Pilots are required to do so in severe ice. The pilot of doomed plane reported "significant" ice on his wings and windshield just before crashing Thursday night. Continental Connection flight number 3407, operated by Colgan Air, Inc., was involved in an accident at about 10:20 pm EST today while the aircraft, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, was operating between Newark Liberty International Airport and Buffalo Niagara International Airport. see similar www.ntsb.gov On the evening of February 12, 2009, Colgan Air Flight 3407, operating in Continental Connection service from Newark Liberty International Airport, crashed into a house in Clarence Center, New York while on approach to Buffalo Niagara International Airport. 50 <b>...</b>
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