All 49 aboard the plane died, along with one person on the ground. Renslow, 48, the captain of Flight 3407, lived in Lutz, ...

They point to the most recent major U.S. air disaster, in 2009, when a plane operated by the regional airline Colgan Air crashed shortly after takeoff outside Buffalo, New York, killing 49 people ...

“I have to say when you look at our aviation record, our safety record over the past 15 years -- in 2009 obviously we had the Colgan Air crash that killed 47 people – but we haven’t had a ...

Family members of the 50 people who died in the 2009 Colgan Air crash near Buffalo, N.Y., pushed for that requirement and opposed efforts they said would water it down. Some industry groups have ...

First complete-loss crash of a US airliner since 2009 Wednesday's tragedy is the first time a US airline has experienced a fatal, total loss of aircraft since 2009 when Colgan Air Flight 3407 ...

A flight operated by regional carrier Colgan Air for Continental Airlines under the name Continental Express crashed in February 2009 near Buffalo, N.Y., killing 50 people. After that crash ...

It was the first commercial airline crash on U.S. soil since Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed into a house near Buffalo, N.Y., in 2009, killing all 49 people aboard and one person on the ground.

For Boccieri, the most memorable moment from his term in Congress came when he met with families of victims of the 2009 Colgan crash, and they thanked him for fighting on their behalf.