This incident marks the first major commercial airline crash in the United States in nearly 16 years when Continental Flight 3407, operated by Colgan Air ... that the family members must be ...

Coverage of the recent mid-air collision brought up painful memories for John and Marilyn Kausner, whose daughter Elly was among those killed in the last major U.S. air disaster.

the deadly mid-air collision in Washington D.C. serving as déjà vu. A painful reminder of a tragedy nearly 16 years past: the crash of Continental Flight 3407 in Clarence Center. For families of ...

RELATED: Flight 3407 family members react to Washington DC ... Flight 3407 was operated by now-defunct Colgan Air. Similarly, American Airlines flight 5342 was operated by a regional airline.

Air traffic controller audio TIME retrieved from LiveATC.net revealed what happened moments before the collision. The tower ...

The tragic accident, caused by a midair collision between a regional American Airlines jetliner and an Army helicopter, is the most recent fatal commercial aviation accident in the U.S.

The last crash took place on Feb. 12, 2009, when Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed during landing near Buffalo Niagara International Airport, killing all 49 people onboard. A helicopter assists with ...

Unfathomable tragedy struck the skies Wednesday night when a passenger plane with 64 people aboard crashed into an Army helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport and fell into the Potomac ...

The last crash took place on Feb. 12, 2009, when Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed during landing near Buffalo Niagara International Airport, killing all 49 people onboard. In this Feb. 12 ...

Figure skaters and coaches returning from the U.S. national championships were aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday.

"We call each other the family we never wanted," Aughtmon said of the families of other victims. "Not many people know what flight 3407 is ... 16 years since the Colgan Air crash.