Wow....this shakes me up because I used to fly Comair from Memphis to Cincinnati every other weekend to visit my mom. Those type of planes only hold 50 people, so it was packed to capacity.
RIP to those who lost their lives.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/27/us/27cnd-crash.html
Forty-nine people were killed today when a Comair passenger plane crashed just after takeoff in Lexington, Ky. One person survived the crash and was hospitalized. No immediate reason was given for the crash, but witnesses said in television interviews that they saw smoke and fire.
There were 47 passengers and three crew members on Comair flight 5191, which was traveling from Lexington to Atlanta, the airline’s president, Don Bornhorst, said.
The University of Kentucky hospital reported that the one survivor was in critical condition, according to The Associated Press. The Fayette County coroner’s office confirmed the 49 deaths.
RIP to those who lost their lives.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/27/us/27cnd-crash.html
Forty-nine people were killed today when a Comair passenger plane crashed just after takeoff in Lexington, Ky. One person survived the crash and was hospitalized. No immediate reason was given for the crash, but witnesses said in television interviews that they saw smoke and fire.
There were 47 passengers and three crew members on Comair flight 5191, which was traveling from Lexington to Atlanta, the airline’s president, Don Bornhorst, said.
The University of Kentucky hospital reported that the one survivor was in critical condition, according to The Associated Press. The Fayette County coroner’s office confirmed the 49 deaths.
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