This incident marks the first major commercial airline crash in the United States in nearly 16 years when Continental Flight 3407, operated by Colgan Air ... that the family members must be ...

the deadly mid-air collision in Washington D.C. serving as déjà vu. A painful reminder of a tragedy nearly 16 years past: the crash of Continental Flight 3407 in Clarence Center. For families of ...

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.

"We call each other the family we never wanted," Aughtmon said of the families of other victims. "Not many people know what flight 3407 is ... 16 years since the Colgan Air crash.

February 12, 2009, marked an important date in aviation history. The crash, which killed 49 people, involved a Bombardier DHC-8-400 that ran into a residential area in Clarence Center, New York.

RELATED: Flight 3407 family members react to Washington DC ... Flight 3407 was operated by now-defunct Colgan Air. Similarly, American Airlines flight 5342 was operated by a regional airline.

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.