Plane Crashes in New York State; 48 People on Board

The Q400 Bombardier aircraft went down about 6 miles (10 kilometers) northeast of the airport at about 10:15 p.m. local time yesterday, FAA spokeswoman Laura Brown said.

There were 44 passengers and 4 crew on board Flight 3407, which was flying from Newark, New Jersey. She had no information on the status of those on board.

Light snow was falling as the aircraft approached the airport, CNN said.

The plane was being operated by Colgan Air, a unit of Pinnacle Airlines Corp. for Continental Airlines’ Continental Express commuter carrier.