February 12, 2009, marked an important date in aviation history. The crash, which killed 49 people, involved a Bombardier DHC-8-400 that ran into a residential area in Clarence Center, New York.

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.

On Feb. 12, 2009, a Continental airlines turboprop commuter plane crashed into a house near Buffalo, N.Y., killing 50 people, ...

There were no survivors after an American Airlines regional jet with 64 people aboard collided with a Black Hawk military ...

Collisions like the one between an American Airlines plane and a helicopter over the Potomac River in D.C. this week have led ...

(Elizabeth Frantz / REUTERS) An American Airlines regional passenger ... A Colgan Air turboprop crashed on approach to landing in Buffalo, New York, killing all 49 people on board and one person ...

The crash involving a regional aircraft and a Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday marks the first major commercial crash in the United States since 2009.

They were aboard the American Airlines ... The last commercial plane crash in the U.S. happened on Feb. 12, 2009, when Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed during landing near Buffalo Niagara ...

A military Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger plane collided near Reagan ... A Colgan Air turboprop crashed on approach to landing in Buffalo, New York, killing all 49 people on board and ...

Fatal commercial plane crashes have become rare in the US — the last fatal commercial crash occurred in 2009 near Buffalo ... an American Airlines flight crashed into a residential area of ...