Continental Flight 3407
Continental Flight 3407 was a Continental Airlines flight of a Bombardier Dash 8 airliner that crashed into a home in the northeast Buffalo, New York suburb of Clarence Center, 6 miles short of the Buffalo Niagara International Airport Runway 23, killing everyone on board. A total of 50 people were killed, including two pilots, two flight attendants, 44 passengers, one off-duty pilot, and one resident of the house. The crew did not make any emergency declaration before the crash. The weather was cold and sleeting.
 Firefighting operations on February 12, 2009 of the wreckage | |
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 12, 2009 |
| Type | Icing |
| Site | Buffalo, NY |
| Passengers | 45 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Injuries | 2 (2 on ground) |
| Fatalities | 50 (1 on ground) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 |
| Operator | Continental |
| Tail number | N200WQ |
| Flight origin | Newark Liberty International Airport |
| Destination | Buffalo Niagara International Airport |