9/11 widow killed in NY plane crash --Eckert was co-chair of activist group 'Voices of September 11th' 13 Feb 2009 One of the victims of the Buffalo plane crash was the widow of a man who died in the September 11 attacks, according to reports. Beverly Eckert was flying to the city for a celebration of what would have been her husband Sean Rooney's 58th birthday. Ms Eckert became co-chairwoman of the group Voices of September 11th.
Sept. 11 Widow Killed in Buffalo Plane Crash --Sept. 11 widow, activist killed in plane crash 13 Feb 2009 One of the victims of the Buffalo commuter plane crash, Beverly Eckert, was a Sept. 11 widow who put her never-ending grief to good use to make the country safer. A week before her death, Eckert met with President Obama at the White House as part of a group of 9/11 families and relatives of those killed in the bombing of the USS Cole... She became part of a small group of Sept. 11 widows, mothers, and children who became amateur lobbyists, ultimately forcing lawmakers in 2004 to pass sweeping reforms of the U.S. intelligence apparatus.
Crashed commuter plane was new, had good record 13 Feb 2009 A Pinnacle airlines official says the commuter plane that crashed near Buffalo, N.Y., was new and had a clean safety record, leaving investigators few immediate clues about why it suddenly plunged into a house minutes before its planned landing, killing 50 people. The aircraft crashed Thursday night about five miles from the runway, near the point where a pilot would begin setting the plane up for landing. Skies were foggy and winds were 17 mph, but there was no indication of anything out of the ordinary and no mayday call, according to a recording of air traffic control radio messages captured by the Web site LiveATC.net.
Records show Colgan flights had been fatality free 13 Feb 2009 Colgan Air, the operator of the Continental Connection turboprop plane that crashed in upstate New York on Thursday, has been flying for Continental Airlines since 1997 and operates propeller-driven planes out of the carrier’s hubs in Newark and Houston. In Colgan's 18-year history, according to National Transportation Safety Board records, Colgan had just one minor injury aboard a passenger flight...
Flight 3407's Last Audio: No Mayday Heard Before Buffalo Plane Crash --Audio of the Last Conversation With Co-Pilot Seemed Calm, Then Went Silent 13 Feb 2009 The last conversation between the co-pilot of Continental Express flight 3407 and air traffic control sounded perfectly calm moments before the plane crashed into a suburban home near Buffalo, N.Y., late Thursday night, killing 50. There was no Mayday call before flight 3407, operated by Colgan Air, nose-dived at 10:25 p.m, killing all 49 people on board and one on the ground.
50 killed in NY plane crash; 2 Israelis suspected onboard --Foreign Ministry inquires on whereabouts of two Israeli nationals suspected to have been on flight that crashed in Buffalo, leaving all passengers dead. Continental Airlines says no knowledge of Israelis aboard flight 13 Feb 2009 Foreign Ministry sources following the plane crash in Buffalo, New York, which left 50 people dead, expressed concerns on Friday for the lives of two Israeli citizens who may have been onboard the aircraft.
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