<p>A Continental plane with 48 on board has crashed into a house in Buffalo. It was coming from Newark. Does not look good. How sad. News conference expected any minute.</p>
<p>"The Buffalo News, the local newspaper in the city, is reporting that 49 people have been killed. This is a preliminary number from the first news crew on the scene and this statistic is unconfirmed.</p>
<p>Early reports indicate that there were 44 passangers, 4 crew members and 1 person on the ground were killed."</p>
<p>[Commercial</a> plane crashes into Buffalo suburban home | NBC-WKTV News Channel 2 | Local News](<a href=“http://www.wktv.com/news/local/39538042.html]Commercial”>http://www.wktv.com/news/local/39538042.html)</p>
<p>How sad… am thinking of paying3tuitions, who lives in the area, and any other CCers who are also local to Buffalo.</p>
<p>I just heard a report that one of the people on the plane was a 9/11 widow.</p>
<p>Clarence, NY is the name of the town where the crash was</p>
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<p>I really don’t like the way Continental Airlines is distancing itself. This was a Continental flight. Continental Flight 3407, CO 3407</p>
<p>[link</a> about the flight on the Continental Airlines web site](<a href=“http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/apps/vendors/default.aspx?SID=50D41EC9E1F64124BA6E9512A40F6074&i=http%3A%2F%2Fphx.corporate-ir.net%2Fphoenix.zhtml%3Fc%3D85779%26p%3Dirol-newsArticle%26ID%3D1256305]link”>http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/apps/vendors/default.aspx?SID=50D41EC9E1F64124BA6E9512A40F6074&i=http%3A%2F%2Fphx.corporate-ir.net%2Fphoenix.zhtml%3Fc%3D85779%26p%3Dirol-newsArticle%26ID%3D1256305)</p>
<p>Deepest sympathies to the families of the victims.</p>
<p>My thoughts and prayers to those lost and their friends and families :(.</p>
<p>Colgan Air is an independent company that works as a subcontractor to several large airlines. </p>
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<p>teriwtt, Paying3tuitions is out of town. But I just read about one of the passengers on this ill fated and tragic flight, who was a beloved cantor in the community and I feel certain that P3T would have known her given her involvement in that community. </p>
<p>I feel terrible for the family and friends of those involved in this sudden loss of their loved ones.</p>
<p>EDIT…I don’t want to say more but from my own research, I am now realizing that P3T has a strong connection to this woman who died. I am so sad about that.</p>
<p>From CNN:
[Crash</a> victims include rights campaigner, beloved cantor - CNN.com](<a href=“http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/13/plane.crash.victims/index.html]Crash”>Musicians, 9/11 widow, family man among plane crash victims - CNN.com)</p>
<p>My heart sank when I heard about a plane crashing into a house…</p>
<p>I saw a young man discussing that his sister was on the flight. He had to call his parents who were on vacation in Florida. He spoke to his dad and could hear his mom in the background. He said his mom made a sound that was unlike any sound he had ever heard.
He was worried about his mom.</p>
<p>This is so heartbreaking.</p>
<p>I’m thinking of ‘Paying3tuitions’ through this as well.</p>
<p>My sympathies to the family and friends of the victims.</p>
<p>Sadly, I expect p3t knew the cantor who was lost on that flight. My sympathies to p3t, her family and the religious and gepgraphic community in which she lives.</p>
<p>soozievt- your PM box is full!</p>
<p>The brother of one of my H’s coworkers got to the gate six minutes too late, the plane was still there but they had closed the door and would not let him on…guess God had better plans for him.</p>
<p>^^ Wow - that’s got to give his mind a whirl! I’m glad he missed the flight.</p>
<p>From CNN:</p>
<p>[2</a> would-be passengers feel relief, sadness: ‘It could have been me’ - CNN.com](<a href=“2 would-be passengers feel relief, sadness: 'It could have been me' - CNN.com”>2 would-be passengers feel relief, sadness: 'It could have been me' - CNN.com)</p>
<p>Wow, reading that article makes me tear right up. :(</p>
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<p>I’m glad that the man survived, but does that mean that “god” was done with the other people? They had nothing worthwhile left to give the world? Given the Rwanda scholar and the two musicians, not to mention all of the others whose accomplishments are as yet unsung, I highly doubt it.</p>