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| − | '''Colgan Air Flight 3407''', a scheduled passenger flight from [[ | + | '''Colgan Air Flight 3407''', a scheduled passenger flight from [[Newrk, New Jersey]], to [[Buffalo, New York]] crashed on February 12, 2009 killing all on board, including prominent [[9-11 truther]], [[Beverly Eckert]]. |
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| − | The aircraft, a | + | The aircraft, a Bombardier Dash-8 Q400, entered an [[aerodynamic stall]] from which it did not recover and crashed into a house in Clarence Center, [[New York]] at 10:17 p.m. EST (03:17 UTC), killing all 49 passengers and crew on board, as well as one person inside the house.<ref name=NTSB>[http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090325.html Update on NTSB investigation into crash of Colgan Air Dash-8 near Buffalo, New York] NTSB advisory, March 25, 2009 ''"The data indicate a likely separation of the airflow over the wing and ensuing roll two seconds after the stick shaker activated while the aircraft was slowing through 125 knots and while at a flight load of 1.42 Gs. The predicted stall speed at a load factor of 1 G would be about 105 knots."'' Note: The predicted [[Stall angle|stall speed]] for this aircraft at a flight load of 1.42 Gs would be about 125 kts which is arrived at by multiplying 105 kts (the predicted stall speed at 1 G) by 1.19164 (the square root of the flight load in Gs).</ref> The black boxes were found.<ref name=cbs> |
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As well as Beverly Eckert, also aboard the flight was [[Alison Des Forges]], an expert on the [[Rwandan genocide]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090218075853/http://www.buffalonews.com/515/story/580009.html</ref> | As well as Beverly Eckert, also aboard the flight was [[Alison Des Forges]], an expert on the [[Rwandan genocide]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090218075853/http://www.buffalonews.com/515/story/580009.html</ref> | ||
| + | ===Sudden onset=== | ||
| + | Neither the controller nor the pilot showed concern that anything was out of the ordinary as the airplane was asked to fly at 2,300 feet. A recording of communication between the doomed plane and the Buffalo, N.Y. airport suggests the pilot was calm just moments before the commuter plane crashed into a house, killing everyone on board and one in the Clarence, N.Y. home.<ref name=cbs>http://www.cbsnews.com/news/black-boxes-found-from-buffalo-crash/</ref> | ||
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Colgan Air Flight 3407, a scheduled passenger flight from Newrk, New Jersey, to Buffalo, New York crashed on February 12, 2009 killing all on board, including prominent 9-11 truther, Beverly Eckert.
Official narrative
The aircraft, a Bombardier Dash-8 Q400, entered an aerodynamic stall from which it did not recover and crashed into a house in Clarence Center, New York at 10:17 p.m. EST (03:17 UTC), killing all 49 passengers and crew on board, as well as one person inside the house.[1] The black boxes were found.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
As well as Beverly Eckert, also aboard the flight was Alison Des Forges, an expert on the Rwandan genocide.[2]
Sudden onset
Neither the controller nor the pilot showed concern that anything was out of the ordinary as the airplane was asked to fly at 2,300 feet. A recording of communication between the doomed plane and the Buffalo, N.Y. airport suggests the pilot was calm just moments before the commuter plane crashed into a house, killing everyone on board and one in the Clarence, N.Y. home.[3]
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References
- ↑ Update on NTSB investigation into crash of Colgan Air Dash-8 near Buffalo, New York NTSB advisory, March 25, 2009 "The data indicate a likely separation of the airflow over the wing and ensuing roll two seconds after the stick shaker activated while the aircraft was slowing through 125 knots and while at a flight load of 1.42 Gs. The predicted stall speed at a load factor of 1 G would be about 105 knots." Note: The predicted stall speed for this aircraft at a flight load of 1.42 Gs would be about 125 kts which is arrived at by multiplying 105 kts (the predicted stall speed at 1 G) by 1.19164 (the square root of the flight load in Gs).
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090218075853/http://www.buffalonews.com/515/story/580009.html
- ↑ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/black-boxes-found-from-buffalo-crash/
