Comair Crash today (fatal)

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Plane crashes in Kentucky shortly after takeoff

'Significant number of fatalities,' FAA says; flight was en route to Atlanta


BREAKING NEWS
NBC News
Updated: 8:34 a.m. ET Aug. 27, 2006


A plane flying from Lexington, Ky.'s Blue Grass Airport to Atlanta, Ga., crashed shortly after takeoff early Sunday morning.



Comair flight 5191 was carrying 50 people on board - 47 passengers and three crew. It crashed a mile west of the airport in a wooded area, according to a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman.

There are a "significant number of fatalities," said Kathleen Bergen, a spokesman for the FAA in Atlanta.

The FAA believes a fire may have been associated with the crash.

The National Transportation Safety Board is sending team of inspectors to the scene.
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that's all that's out there right now...RIP.
 
CNN is now reporting at least 1 survivor.

Hopefully there will be more. Let's keep all of the crew, pax, and families in our prayers today.

Jason
 
CNN Reporting that they possibly took off from the wrong runway by that was too short. (Rwy 26 @3500ft) Not sure why. All we can do is wait. 1 survivor found in critical condition. God bless their souls.
 
CA jeff clay hire date of 1999, captain in 2004
FO jim paulhankee (sp?) hire date of 2002

per the press conference @ CNN
 
What terrible news to wake up to. RIP to the crew and the passengers. My thoughts will be with their friends and family.
 
Minima-No-Contact said:
Very sad to hear.

What type of aircraft was it?
Anyone know what the weather was like at the time?
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Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-100

last 12 hours:
KLEX 271454Z 24011KT 8SM CLR 28/21 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02780211 51000
KLEX 271354Z 21010KT 8SM CLR 26/21 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02610206
KLEX 271254Z 22007KT 7SM BKN050 BKN060 24/21 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02440206
KLEX 271154Z 22006KT 6SM HZ OVC055 23/20 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP161 60001 70001 T02330200 10250 20233 53012
KLEX 271054Z 22008KT 8SM FEW047 BKN060 OVC090 23/20 A3002 RMK AO2 RAB12E51 SLP154 P0001 T02330200
KLEX 270954Z 20007KT 8SM FEW090 SCT120 24/19 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02390194
KLEX 270854Z 19008KT 8SM FEW060 BKN090 24/19 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02390194 53001
KLEX 270754Z 19009KT 7SM SCT065 SCT080 24/19 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02440194
KLEX 270654Z 19006KT 8SM BKN120 24/20 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02440200
KLEX 270554Z AUTO 18007KT 8SM CLR 24/20 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02440200 10278 20244 56001 TSNO
KLEX 270454Z AUTO 17005KT 8SM CLR 24/20 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02440200 403060222 TSNO
KLEX 270354Z AUTO 16006KT 8SM CLR 24/20 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02440200 TSNO
 
Looks like the FO is in surgery....pray he does alright

Will be key in finding out what happened.

Be safe out there.
 
Well its been so long since the last accident in the US. I sure hope it wasn't because of using the wrong runway.

I'll be keeping the crew and pax in my prayers.
 
well, they're saying that the runway was appropriate to be used by a small aircraft like that and they mentioned something about a "hot fire". with it being one of the first flights of the day out of that airport, it could be more maintenance related because, i think - and don't quote me, if the runway was too short, they probably had enough distance to take off anyway even if it might have been a steep angle (unless the tail hit and that helped things along).

I saw the "delta information line" at the bottom of the CNN screen and my heart just lurched....

Praying for the FO over there and for the family members of the fatalities....such sad news so early in the morning!!
 
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