50 killed in plane crash near Buffalo.
CLARENCE CENTER, New York (CNN) -- A Continental Airlines plane crashed into a house near Buffalo, New York, late Thursday, killing all 49 people aboard and a person in the home, authorities said. This is easily the saddest day in the history of our airline," said Philip Trenary, CEO of Colgan Air, which operated the flight for Continental. Continental Connection Flight 3407 , a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 74 -seat turboprop, was en route from Newark, New Jersey, to Buffalo when it went down at around 10:20 p.m. ET, about seven miles from Buffalo Niagara International Airport. A National Transportation Safety Board official said Friday morning the plane's voice and cockpit data recorders had been recovered from the wreckage and were being taken to Washington, D.C., for analysis. Meanwhile, firefighters continued to battle a blaze at the crash site and didn't expected to have it extinguished until Friday afternoon, officials said. Dave Bissonette, Clarence Center's natural