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 are set to meet early Sunday to examine flight data and cockpit voice recorders. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator Steven Chealander said Saturday that a review team would convene early Sunday "to start the very thorough analysis" of the flight data recorder ...

An ice build-up may have contributed to the crash of a Continental Airlines plane that went down outside of the northern US city of Buffalo, killing 50 people, federal investigators have suggested. Forensic teams on Saturday scoured the rubble for human remains and pieces of the broken-up plane in a search for clues as to the cause of the crash ...