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.

More than 80 commercial planes have crashed in the U.S. since 1970.

But the day after American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with a U.S. Army helicopter in Washington, D.C., killing all 67 ...

Authorities have switched to a recovery mission in the Potomac River following a midair collision between an American Eagle ...

The last major commercial airplane accident involving a U.S. passenger plane was in 2009 when a Colgan Air flight crashed near Buffalo, N.Y., killing 50 people. Sponsor Message Washington Mayor ...

Responders are working to recover the victims of Wednesday night's midair collision over Washington, D.C. It could be the ...

Prior to Wednesday, the last airline passenger crash was in 2009 when a Colgan Air Bombardier crashed into a house near Buffalo ... when an American Airlines jet crashed shortly after leaving ...

Investigators are examining the actions of the military pilot as well as air ... crash involving a U.S. commercial airline occurred in 2009 near Buffalo, New York. Everyone aboard the propeller ...

But this marks the first major commercial plane crash in the US since 2009, when Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed over Buffalo, New York, killing 49 on board and one person on the ground.

The last crash took place on Feb. 12, 2009, when Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed during landing near Buffalo Niagara International ... based Colgan Air, plane burns after it crashed into a house ...