A Continental plane went down tonight.

[Bluehorseshoe]

Going from Newark to Buffalo. It's on CNN right now.

[Fischnasty]

who cares the gonzaga game is on

[j0hnnyv]

wow i see it...it crashed in SOMEONES HOUSE

whos the next "sully" gonna be for using someones house as a landing strip maybe it was pigeons this time instead of canadian geese that downed it

[AMBlai01]

I only fly continental too....They had a very good record up until this. They have the youngest fleet in the sky....have they said what happened yet?

[wild willy]

Nasty grow up. don't lose respect over something like this.

[Chi_archie]

dang that sucks

[Fischnasty]

fair enough... anyone got a link?

[InTheHole]

oh shit

[Mac4Lyfe]

I flew on Continental this morning... Colgan flight 3407 en route to Buffalo, Cause of crash, sleet and rain. 49 reportedly dead but the FAA said only 44 on board. no survivors. 1 person on the ground reported dead.

This brings up something that I stand by and that's that I do not fly in bad weather. I don't travel to cities that have snow, rain, hail, lightning, fog, smog, etc... I wait it out. I've had many people rag me for this but I stand by my guns. I researched hundreds of plane crashes and pilot error, mechanical problems and weather are the top 3 causes for a crash. You may not be able to control the first two (although I try to talk to the pilot before we leave just to make sure there not drunk) you can certainly control flying in bad weather.

I have never had any problems telling airline personnel to rebook me because I don't fly in the rain. They have always accommodated. That's pretty telling in itself.

[Mac4Lyfe]

http://wbztv.com/national/continental.crash.NY.2.934370.html

[BestPlay2day]

Unbelievable, they are reporting 49 people died. Very sad.

[Mac4Lyfe]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/13/plane.crash.new.york/index.html

[Dark Horse]

Technically, pilot error and flying into bad weather are pretty closely related.

[ZBOIZ]

Was up with planes and the new york area

[Tsoprano]

48 people were on board the plane.

[InTheHole]

Pilot was female

[InTheHole]

I wonder if this plane was shot down...seriously

[cobra_king]

Me and my friends have flown that route on more than a few occasions going to the Meadowlands in Jersey to watch my horses race. It's an eerie feeling.

[Spanks]

I flew on Continental this morning... Colgan flight 3407 en route to Buffalo, Cause of crash, sleet and rain. 49 reportedly dead but the FAA said only 44 on board. no survivors. 1 person on the ground reported dead.

This brings up something that I stand by and that's that I do not fly in bad weather. I don't travel to cities that have snow, rain, hail, lightning, fog, smog, etc... I wait it out. I've had many people rag me for this but I stand by my guns. I researched hundreds of plane crashes and pilot error, mechanical problems and weather are the top 3 causes for a crash. You may not be able to control the first two (although I try to talk to the pilot before we leave just to make sure there not drunk) you can certainly control flying in bad weather.

I have never had any problems telling airline personnel to rebook me because I don't fly in the rain. They have always accommodated. That's pretty telling in itself.

man...I dont like to fly...planes can only handle so many flight hours before the sheer force weakens the plane...they are to be retired but its cheaper to run them into the ground then to scrap them...some of this junk is 0ver 10-20 years old...even though this particular plane was only one year old,I still question the equipment on them...

[gm2022]

Man always makes me 2nd guess flying on the small planes as I do here and there from San Jose to LA!

[chikenkiwi2]

grrreeeeeaaat, another story for the media to beat to fukking death for the next 6 months.