Newark - Buffalo

On February 12, 2009 at 10:17 PM, Newark - Buffalo experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8), operated by Continental Connection, with the event recorded near Buffalo New York.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a city crash site.

49 people were known to be on board, 50 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 102.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 45, passenger fatalities: 45, other fatalities: 1.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On February 12, 2009, about 2217 eastern standard time, a Colgan Air, Inc., Bombardier DHC-8-400, N200WQ, operating as Continental Connection flight 3407, was on an instrument approach to Buffalo-Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, New York, when it crashed into a residence in Clarence Center, New York, about 5 nautical miles northeast of the airport. The 2 pilots, 2 flight attendants, and 45 passengers aboard the airplane were killed, one person on the ground was killed, and the airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

Aircraft reference details include registration N200WQ, MSN 4200, year of manufacture 2008.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.8864°, -78.8781°.