Analysis of flight data points away from severe aircraft icing as a key factor in the Feb. 12 crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 near Buffalo, NY in which 49 people onboard the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 and one person on the ground perished. The data "shows that some ice accumulation was likely present on the airplane (a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 turboprop) prior to the initial upset event, but that the airplane continued to respond as expected to flight…
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