Colgan Air Flight 3407 in 2009 marked the last major commercial passenger jet crash in the U.S. prior to last month’s air disaster in Washington, D.C., which left 67 dead. The FAA increased ...

This tragedy marks the deadliest aviation incident in the US since 2009, when a Colgan Air flight crashed near Buffalo, New York, claiming the lives of all 49 passengers and crew, along with one ...

The Federal Aviation Administration called the airport an “uncontrolled field,” which does not have an operating air traffic control tower. Pilots often will use a Common Traffic Advisory ...

During the investigation, troopers discovered that Justin E. Colgan, 37, of Washington, had an active in-state warrant for his arrest. The warrant included bail set at $200. Troopers made multiple ...

The reality is, these are but the most glaring concerns in a remarkably safe air travel system that, until two weeks ago, hadn't seen a deadly U.S. airline crash since the Colgan Air disaster in ...

D.C., was the first fatal American commercial air disaster since shortly after 10 p.m. on February 12, 2009, when Colgan Air Flight 3407 fell out of the sky and crashed into a house near Buffalo ...