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The social networking site Twitter again stole a march on traditional media when it was the first outlet to publish dramatic pictures of the Turkish Airlines crash.The social networking site Twitter again stole a march on traditional media when it... more
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Turkish Airlines Flight 1951, flying from Istanbul to Amsterdam, crashed at 10:40 a.m. Wednesday in a field near Schiphol International Airport and close to a residential neighborhood. The flight carried 127 passengers and a crew of seven. Nine people were killed and more than 50 were injured, according to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Turkish Airlines Flight 1951, flying from Istanbul to Amsterdam, crashed at 10:40 a.m.... more
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Airport authorities say 9 confirmed dead, 50 injured in Turkish Airlines crash at Schiphol.Airport authorities say 9 confirmed dead, 50 injured in Turkish Airlines crash at... more
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Investigators finished gathering human remains at the site of last week's catastrophic plane crash outside Buffalo and turned their attention to analyzing the weather, data from the scene and black-box recorders, the crew and accounts from other pilots who flew nearby on the night of the accident.Investigators finished gathering human remains at the site of last week's... more
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Nothing went wrong on Flight 3407 until 26 seconds before the plane slammed into the ground. But in that time, it fell more than 20 times faster than normal, at one point dropping 800 feet in 5 seconds, the Buffalo News reports. Black box recorders found on the ground in Buffalo show that crew members couldn't regain control of the plane after it started rolling and dipping.
It's still unknown what caused the devastating Thursday night crash, which killed all 49 on the plane and one person on the ground. Icing was reported by the Continental crew, but "we have not gotten reports yet suggesting it was severe icing," a National Transportation Safety Board member said. Crews are still searching the crash site for victims and plane parts.Nothing went wrong on Flight 3407 until 26 seconds before the plane slammed into the... more
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — The commuter plane that crashed near Buffalo was on autopilot when it went down in icy weather, indicating that the pilot may have violated federal safety recommendations and the airline's own policy for flying in such conditions, a federal official said Sunday.
Steve Chealander, a National Transportation Safety Board member, said the company that operated the flight recommends pilots fly manually in icy conditions. Pilots are required to do so in severe ice.
"You may be able in a manual mode to sense something sooner than the autopilot can sense it," Chealander told The Associated Press in an interview, explaining why the NTSB also recommends that pilots disengage the autopilot in icy conditions.
The preliminary investigation indicates the autopilot was still on when the plane crashed, he said. That has not been confirmed by information from the plane's flight data recorder.
The preliminary investigation indicates the autopilot was still on when the plane crashed, he said. That has not been confirmed by information from the plane's flight data recorder.
The pilots of Continental Flight 3407 discussed "significant" ice buildup on their wings and windshield just before crashing Thursday night in a suburban neighborhood near the Buffalo airport. Fifty people were killed.
The flight was run by Colgan Air, which operates a fleet of 51 regional turboprops for Continental Connection, United Express and US Airways Express.
IBUFFALO, N.Y. — The commuter plane that crashed near Buffalo was on autopilot... more
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A federal aviation official says that the pilot broke aviation rules when flight 3407 (which killed 50 people when it crash landed in Buffalo, New York) was on autopilot, a no-no in icy conditions.
Airline pilots were required to fly manually in icy conditions.A federal aviation official says that the pilot broke aviation rules when flight 3407... more
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Here we go again.
Just hours after a place crash landed in Buffalo, another airline has crash landed in London, injuring two of its 72 passengers.
Early reports indicate the front under-carriage of the four-engined plane failed on landing.Here we go again.
Just hours after a place crash landed in Buffalo, another airline... more
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Fifty people died when a commuter airliner dove into a suburban home near Buffalo, N.Y., killing all aboard including one person on the ground.Fifty people died when a commuter airliner dove into a suburban home near Buffalo,... more
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Two members of Chuck Mangione's band were killed on the plane that crashed into a Buffalo, New York, house.
The jazz musician said: "I'm in shock over the horrible, heartbreaking tragedy."Two members of Chuck Mangione's band were killed on the plane that crashed into a... more
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A Continental Airlines plane crashed into a home near Buffalo, New York, late Thursday, killing 44 passengers and four crew members on board, according to New York State police.
A huge fire burns from the wreckage of Continental Airlines Flight 3407 near Buffalo, New York.A Continental Airlines plane crashed into a home near Buffalo, New York, late... more
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48 people aboard Continental flight #3407 (operated by Colgan Aiir Flight) crashed into a home on Long St. at 10:20 PM, (Feb 12th 2009) in Clarence Center NY . It was traveling from Newark NJ to Buffalo and was supposed to arrive at 8:48 PM but had been reported late.
2 with minor injuries, not from the plane.One online flight tracker status site was still reporting the flight as having "landed 117 minutes late"
http://www.flightstats.com/go/FlightStatus/flightStatusByFlight.do?&id=151930852&airlineCode=CO&flightNumber=3407
UPDATE: Limited state of emergency in operation at location. Still some fire on scene and it's not safe. 12 homes have been evacuated in surrounding area.Families are at Buffalo airport awaiting word of loved ones.
Families may call 800-621-3263 for more information
Update: It is being reported that no one on board survived.
YouTube video by bystander available here:
http://newsbizarre.com/2009/02/flight-3407-clarencebuffalo-plane-crash.html48 people aboard Continental flight #3407 (operated by Colgan Aiir Flight) crashed... more
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An official report from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) reveals that former WRC racer Colin McRae lacked a valid flying license when he and three others were killed in a plane accident in 2007.
The AAIB failed to reached a conclusion on what cause the crash as they say "A technical fault, while considered unlikely, could not be ruled out entirely."An official report from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) reveals that... more
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Two planes collided in the air over Wales, resulting in fatalities. The number of casualities has not been released.Two planes collided in the air over Wales, resulting in fatalities. The number of... more
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The Federal Aviation Administration today released remarkable audio recordings capturing pilot Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger’s decision to land US Airways flight 1549 in the Hudson River. Sullenberger can be heard discussing the Jan. 15 landing with air-traffic control, CNN reports. As controllers scramble to find a runway for an emergency landing, Sullenberger coolly informs them, “We’re going to be in the Hudson.”The Federal Aviation Administration today released remarkable audio recordings... more
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A newly released security camera tape shows the emergency ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River in all its stunning drama - from seconds after the jetliner splashed into the frigid water until well after the last of the 155 passengers and crew members were rescued.A newly released security camera tape shows the emergency ditching of US Airways... more
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A previously unknown fault in eastern Arkansas could trigger a magnitude 7 earthquake with an epicenter near a major natural gas pipeline, a scientist said Wednesday. Haydar Al-Shukri, the director of the Arkansas Earthquake Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, said the fault is separate from the New Madrid fault responsible for a series of quakes in 1811-12 that caused the Mississippi River to flow backward.
Acres of cotton fields cover the fault west of Marianna, about 100 miles east of Little Rock, but stretches of fine sand mixed with fertile soil gave away the fault’s location, Al-Shukri said. Liquefied sand bubbled up through cracks in the earth, while ground radar and digs showed vents that let the sand reach the surface, he said.
The fault, likely created in the last 5,000 years, sparked at least one magnitude 7 earthquake in its history. Such temblors cause massive destruction in their wake.
“This is a very, very dangerous (area) at risk of earthquake,” Al-Shukri said. “When you talk about (magnitude) 7 and plus, this is going to be a major disaster.”
Al-Shukri did not identify a time frame for the potential earthquake.
Such a quake would affect Little Rock and neighboring states such as Tennessee and Mississippi, Al-Shukri said.
The researcher has said a gas pipeline crossed the newly discovered fault. He declined to name the company that owned the pipeline. Al-Shukri had said in a speech at the University of Arkansas’ Clinton School of Public Service that the company was building a large line through the area, mirroring the old one’s path.
A map made by the Arkansas Public Service Commission shows an Arkla Energy Resources pipe in the area. A spokeswoman for CenterPoint Energy Inc., which owns Arkla, said Wednesday that the company worked closely with public officials to prepare response plans for earthquakes and other natural disasters.
Pipes are “all over the place,” spokeswoman Rebecca Virden said. “We, CenterPoint Energy, or someone else has a pipeline everywhere.”
Carl Weimer, executive director of the Pipeline Safety Trust in Bellingham, Wash., said companies with lines running through earthquake-prone Southern California have extra safety features including “more valves and different types of valves in case something happens and the pipeline can be shut off quicker.”
Clint Stephens, the chief of pipeline safety at the commission, said the federal government would oversee any interstate lines. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Pipeline Safety did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Hundreds of earthquakes occur each year, including several in Arkansas. Most Arkansas earthquakes occur in the state’s northeast corner in the New Madrid Seismic Zone, but Al-Shukri said the Marianna fault was not connected because it was too far from the temblors caused by that zone.
During the winter of 1811 and 1812, a series of three earthquakes with magnitudes of around 8 struck the zone and much smaller temblors continue to hit today.A previously unknown fault in eastern Arkansas could trigger a magnitude 7 earthquake... more
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U.S. Airways has paid $5,000 to the passengers of the flight that landed in the Hudson River after taking off from LaGuardia Airport. They're saying it will be a few months before they're able to get the possessions they left on board the aircraft back. Apparently the belongings have to be cleared and released before the passengers are able to get them back.
They also received a refund for the cost of their ticket.
Do you think they should have gotten more? Do you think they should have gotten anything at all??U.S. Airways has paid $5,000 to the passengers of the flight that landed in the Hudson... more
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NEW YORK _ An aircraft that aviation experts say is the same one that crash-landed in the Hudson River Thursday experienced engine problems in mid-flight just two days before, according to passengers.
Whether that problem had any role in Thursday's crash of the same plane remained unclear, but the incident on Jan. 13 proved a harrowing experience for passengers.
They recalled hearing a series of thunderous bangs about 15 minutes after US Airways Flight 1549 from LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte, N.C., took off.
"It sounded like luggage was dropped on a metal floor, but times a thousand," said Steve Jeffrey, a Charlotte packaging company owner who was a passenger on the flight.
On Jan. 13, flight attendants told passengers the plane would return to LaGuardia, but moments later, the pilot announced the problem had been resolved, said Jeffrey.
According to Jeffrey and other passengers, the pilot said the Airbus A320's right engine had experienced a "compressor stall" _ an infrequent but resolvable problem that occurs when airflow into a jet engine is disrupted somehow, aviation experts said.
The apparent engine stall, first reported by CNN.com, does not appear to be a major factor in the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation into Thursday's crash. NTSB spokesman Peter Knudson said investigators had found "nothing inconsistent" Monday with the working theory that birds sucked into the engines caused the same aircraft to lose power Thursday.
"It's something we will look into," Knudson said.NEW YORK _ An aircraft that aviation experts say is the same one that crash-landed in... more
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Dramatic scenes from Thursday's emergency landing of a US Airways flight into the Hudson River were first seen on social networking site Twitter. User Janis Krums was aboard a ferry used to rescue stranded passengers, and uploaded the news-breaking photo to TwitPic from his iPhone during the rescue. His caption read 'There's a plane in the Hudson. I'm on the ferry going to pick up the people. Crazy.'
The flight took off from LaGuardia airport at 3.26PM, and was already in trouble less than a minute later. Krums' photo appeared on TwitPic just 10 minutes after take off, at 3.36PM. Traditional media outlet the New York Times was 'a bit slow to get news' of the incident onto its web site, running it as a breaking news item at 3.48PM but not covering it as a front page story until 4.00PM. Krums himself was interviewed by MSBNC 30 minutes after posting the image, but it was definitely Twitter that broke the story first.
Social media is an increasingly accepted method of communication, but equally important is its growing role in breaking stories such as the Hudson crash, and its use by world figures to get their message across. Barack Obama will become the first President elect with his own Facebook, mySpace and Twitter pages, nicely complemented by his personal youTube channel. CNN senior political analyst Bill Schneider believes "Obama has invented an alternative media model". Even the Vatican is on board, with plans to launch their own youTube channel too.
These traditional institutions breaking away from more conventional means, and embracing the social media revolution shows a resignation, willing or otherwise, to the fact that sites such as Twitter and Facebook are an integral part of the modern world. Newspapers and news sites are constantly trying to use the sites popularity to their own benefit, with direct links and Facebook-ing journalists - but with the head start that Twitter had over the New York Times last Thursday, its seems they may have to try a little harder.
That said, there are of course still faults. Neil Budde, founding editor and publisher of the Wall Street Journal and president of DailyMe.com said of Twitter's Hudson crash coverage that he 'found little info there while TV was loaded'. There is also a continuing objectivity issue with online blog-style sites, and their potential for 'erroneous reporting and misuse' in contrast to highly edited articles published in newspapers.Dramatic scenes from Thursday's emergency landing of a US Airways flight into the... more
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