CO3407

Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board This three-dimensional (3-D) animated reconstruction shows the last 2 minutes of the February 12, 2009, accident involving a Bombardier DHC-8-400, N200WQ, operated by of Colgan Air, Inc., which crashed about 5 nautical miles northeast of Buffalo-Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, New York, while on an instrument landing system approach to runway 23.

A Bombardier Q400 falls out of the sky over Buffalo, New York just miles from the airport. Find out why this fully functioning air craft plunged out the sky killing everyone on board and one on the ground back in 2009.

Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colgan_Air_Flight_3407

https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/inclind.html

https://www.boldmethod.com/learn-to-fly/aerodynamics/how-aircraft-icing-affects-your-wing-and-leads-to-early-stalls/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/autopilot-use-raises-safety-questions/

Video Source:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxywEE1kK6I

Research Source:

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/AAR1001.aspx

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