US Air Express flight crash

Network News (FOX, CNN)

[Timesink]

What DID they end up blaming it on?

[Semper911]

Two divers in the water at the wreckage site. They are likely at the fuselage by now.

If the news helo would just get around on the other side of the glare, we could watch this rescue (or recovery).

Now the news helo has backed way off.

[OldFriend]

LOL....the ferry is always running aground??????

Who's the pilot? A Kennedy?

[Lady Jag]

I just heard the fusilage is in 20 feet of water. Is there any rescue in the water?

[Semper911]

I saw two divers get out of an orange zodiak and dive on the fuselage. Then (inexplicably) the news helo drifted off. Dopes.

[deadhead]

Plane Carrying Two Crashes Off Cape Cod

YARMOUTH, Mass. (AP)--A plane carrying two crew members crashed Tuesday off Cape Cod, a spokeswoman for Colgan airline said.

The conditions of the two pilots was not immediately known. It was on its way from Hyannis to Albany, N.Y., said Mary Finnegan, a Colgan spokeswoman.

She said initial reports that the plane was carrying as many as 21 passengers were not accurate.

The plane is operated by Colgan Air, which is a carrier for U.S. Airways Express serving Cape Cod. It was in the middle of a ``repositioning'' flight, not a scheduled flight, Finnegan said.

The plane crashed 3 miles short of the runway at Hyannis Airport.

An aerial view of the crash site showed debris floating in the water.

``Our thoughts and prayers are that our crew members are OK,'' Finnegan said.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the pilot declared an emergency shortly after takeoff and was returning to land at Hyannis when the crash occurred about 3 miles off land. The plane was a Beechcraft 1900, the FAA said.

Rescue crews from area fire departments were on the scene. Television images from the crash site showed a small boat in the water near submerged sections of the plane, and a Coast Guard helicopter was hovering overhead.

Coast Guard Petty Officer Amy Thomas confirmed that two people on board. She described the plane as at twin engine Beechcraft with seating for 19 passengers.

[ZAKJAN]

CNN YARMOUTH, Mass. — A commuter plane carrying only two pilots crashed Tuesday in Hyannis Harbor off Cape Cod, an airline spokeswoman said.

The condition of the pilots was not immediately known, according to Mary Finnegan, a spokeswoman for Colgan Air, based in Manassas, Va. The plane was on its way from Hyannis to Albany, N.Y., Finnegan said.

She said initial reports that the plane was carrying as many as 21 passengers were not accurate.

Colgan Air is a carrier for US Airways Express, serving Cape Cod. The plane was in the middle of a "repositioning" flight, not a scheduled flight, when it went down three miles short of the runway at Hyannis Airport, Finnegan said.

Debris could be seen floating in the water.

"Our thoughts and prayers are that our crew members are OK," Finnegan said.

Colgan Air provides service to 31 cities and 11 states on the East Coast. It has hubs in Boston, New York, Pittsburgh and Washington.

[BulletBobCo]

[KS Flyover]

[Semper911]

Yes, good screen shot, KS. That white blob is what I saw two divers dive on.It may not even be the plane -- maybe just a big rock, who knows, because there is no other activity around it.

By the way, the Coast Guard in that area does not have divers. The divers I saw were likely from the state police or more likely, the Hyannis fire department.

[BulletBobCo]

Previous photo I submitted is not Beech 1900. This is a Beech 1900.

[Semper911]

Make that two USCG planes, not helicopters, on-scene.

The Coast Guard refers to all of its aircraft as airplanes. There are fixed-wing, and helos. A fixed wing (Falcon) would be of little use in this situation.

Of course they are helos on scene, mainly to search visually, and be available for MedEvac.

[Grampa Dave]

You should put this on your homepage with the date.

Then, when the tin foilers trot out the first reports and blame the crash on the government and cry government coverup, we can have a great example of why they are wrong again.

[TankerKC]

Two Words: Micheal Rivero.