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{{Infobox Airliner accident|name=Continental Flight 3407|
Crash image=Continental_Flight_3407.jpg|
Image caption=Firefighting operations on February 12, 2009 of the wreckage|
Date=[[February 12]], [[2009]] |
Type=[[Atmospheric icing|Icing]] |
Site=Buffalo, NY |
Fatalities=50 (1 on ground) |
Injuries=2 (2 on ground)|
Aircraft Type=Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 |
Origin=[[Directory:Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark Liberty International Airport]]|
Last stopover= |
Destination=[[Directory:Buffalo Niagara International Airport|Buffalo Niagara International Airport]] |
Operator=[[Directory:Continental Airlines|Continental]] |
Tail Number={{airreg|N|200WQ|disaster}} |
Passengers=45|
Crew=5 |
Survivors = 0 |}}

'''Continental Flight 3407''' was a [[Directory:Continental Airlines|Continental Airlines]] [[flight]] of a [[Bombardier Dash 8]] [[airliner]] that crashed into a home in the northeast [[Directory: Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Directory:New York|New York]] suburb of Clarence Center, 6 miles short of the [[Directory:Buffalo Niagara International Airport|Buffalo Niagara International Airport]] Runway 23, killing everyone on board. A total of 50 people were killed, including two [[pilots]], two [[flight attendants]], 44 [[passengers]], one off-duty pilot, and one resident of the house. The crew did not make any emergency declaration before the crash. The weather was cold and sleeting.

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[[Date:=2009-02-12]]
[[Aircraft_Type:=Dash 8]]
[[Airline:=Continental]]
[[Airline_Code:=CO]]
[[State_Code:=NY]]
[[Airport_Code:=BUF]]
[[Accident_Cause:=Weather (icing)]]
[[Miles_Traveled:=280]]
[[Fatalities:=50]]
[[Survivors:=0]]
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[[Category:Accidents and incidents on commercial airliners in the United States]]

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