Investigators of last week's plane crash near Buffalo found evidence that pilot error -- and not ice build-up -- may have led to the accident that killed 50 people, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Citing people familiar with the situation, the daily said the commuter plane slowed to an unsafe speed as it neared the airport, which prompted an automatic ...

Investigators were wrapping up their work at the charred site of impact but still had no breakthrough Tuesday on what caused a plane crash near Buffalo that left 50 people dead. In a harrowing plunge, Continental Airlines Flight 3407 dropped 800 feet (244 meters) in five seconds shortly before it crashed Thursday into a house in Clarence Center, New York ...

A commuter plane that crashed near the northern US city of Buffalo, killing 50 people, was on autopilot as it descended to earth, in violation of federal safety recommendations, a federal investigator said Sunday. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator Steven Chealander said a preliminary review of the flight data and cockpit voice recorders revealed that the plane was on ...

Officials investigating the plane crash that killed 50 people outside of the northern US city of Buffalo were to examine on Sunday the flight data and cockpit voice recorders, officials said. National Transportation Safety Board () investigator Steven Chealander said the review team would "start the very thorough analysis" of the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder. Forensic teams ...