50 killed in plane crash

(New York Times): A Continental flight from Newark to Buffalo crashed into a house about five miles from Buffalo Niagara International Airport on Thursday night, killing 50 people, officials said. The plane carried 44 passengers, a crew of 4 and an off-duty crew member, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and Continental Airlines. All the people aboard the plane and one person in the house were killed in the crash, which occurred in the hamlet of Clarence Center, N.Y., said Chris Collins, the Erie County executive. Go to article