Rebecca Lynne Shaw was the 24-year-old co-pilot on the Continental Connection Flight that came crashing down near Buffalo, N.Y. in 2009.

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.

Coverage of the recent mid-air collision brought up painful memories for John and Marilyn Kausner, whose daughter Elly was among those killed in the last major U.S. air disaster.

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

The families of the victims killed when Flight 3407 crashed into a house in Buffalo have had the memories of their loved-ones' death come flooding back due to the horrific DC air disaster ...

Before American Eagle Flight 5342 crashed Wednesday into an Army Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National ...

Aviation experts have warned for years about near collisions at airports around the US, citing air traffic control shortages and airspace congestion.

The grim event recalls the last time a major airline crash occurred, when Flight 3407 departed from New Jersey nearly 16 ...

Rep. Nick Langworthy and his fellow co-chairs of the House Airline Safety Caucus “are closely monitoring” the investigation ...

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Continental Airlines Flight 3407 crashed into a house in Clarence Center, killing everyone on board the plane.