Buffalo Crash Recording Released

A cockpit voice recorder transcript was released today for Flight 3407, the Buffalo-bound flight that crashed and killed 50 people on February 12. “Just seconds before the worst U.S. air crash in more than seven years, the pilot exclaimed ‘Jesus Christ’ and moments later his co-pilot screamed as Flight 3407 plunged to the ground,” writes the Associated Press. Minutes before the crash, the pilot and copilot chatted about their fear of flying in icy weather and even noted the buildup on the wings. “It’s a lot of ice,” said First Officer Rebecca Shaw. "Oh yeah that's the most I've seen, most ice I've seen on the leading edges in a long time, in a while anyway I should say," said Captain Marvin Renslow. Speaking of her inexperience, Shaw said that if she were captain, “I'd’ve have like seen this much ice and thought, 'Oh my gosh, we were going to crash.'”