BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Airline officials now say 50 people are
dead after a commuter plane crashed into a home near Buffalo.
Officials of Colgan Air had earlier said 48 people were on the
plane. It now appears the plane was carrying 44 passengers, four
crew members and one off-duty pilot.
The plane was operating Thursday night as Continental Connection
Flight 3407.
Pinnacle Airlines says the pilot was Capt. Marvin Renslow.
Pinnacle is the parent company of Colgan Air.
The first officer was Rebecca Shaw. Flight attendants were
Matilda Quintero and Donna Prisco.
Pinnacle says the off-duty crew member was Capt. Joseph
Zuffoletto.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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