Rebecca Lynne Shaw was the 24-year-old co-pilot on the Continental Connection Flight that came crashing down near Buffalo, N.Y. in 2009.

Coverage of the recent mid-air collision brought up painful memories for John and Marilyn Kausner, whose daughter Elly was among those killed in the last major U.S. air disaster.

EVERY PILOT MASTERS AND DESCRIBED HOURS OF FLIGHT TRAINING DURING ... the last commercial plane crash in the United States ...