Colgan Air was a regional airline in the United States that operated from 1965 until 2012, when it became a subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corp. The initial headquarters of Colgan Air was in Manassas, Virginia until 2010, and then Memphis, Tennessee until closure in 2012.. Colgan Air operated for Continental Express/United Express, and US Airways Express.

Jan 30, 2025 · For nearly an hour on the night of Feb. 12, 2009, Continental Connection Flight 3407, operated by Colgan Air, flew through clear skies from Newark Liberty International Airport toward Buffalo ...

Colgan Air Flight 3407 (marketed as Continental Connection Flight 3407) was a scheduled passenger flight from Newark, New Jersey to Buffalo, New York on February 12, 2009. Approaching Buffalo, the aircraft, a Bombardier Q400, entered an aerodynamic stall from which it did not recover and crashed into a house at 6038 Long Street in Clarence Center, New York at 10:17 pm EST (03:17 UTC), about 5 ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Wednesday's crash involving an American Airlines flight and Black Hawk helicopter marked the first commercial crash on U.S. soil in more than 15 years. ... when Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed ...

Jan 30, 2025 · American Airlines confirms there were 60 passengers and four crew members ... The last major accident occurred in February 2009 when the pilots of a Colgan Air-operated De Havilland Canada Dash 8 ...

Jan 30, 2025 · On Wednesday night, an American Airlines jet collided with an Army helicopter. Investigators say there were 60 passengers and four crew onboard the jet, and three soldiers onboard the helicopter. It's the first fatal airline accident of a U.S. carrier in 16 years, since Feb. 12, 2009, when Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed in a Buffalo-area suburb.

Jan 30, 2025 · A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft. ... Feb. 12, 2009: A Colgan Air plane crashed near Buffalo ...

Jan 30, 2025 · An American Airlines regional jet collided with a military helicopter as it was approaching Reagan National Airport. ... when a Colgan Air flight crashed into a house in Erie County, New York ...

4 days ago · In February 2009, Colgan Air Flight 3407, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 turboprop aircraft, crashed near the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport in New York.

Abstract: This report discusses the accident involving a Colgan Air, Inc., Bombardier DHC-8-400, N200WQ, operating as Continental Connection flight 3407, which experienced a loss of control on an instrument approach to Buffalo-Niagara International …