The Cincinnati Enquirer

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29 DIE IN FIERY CRASH
A Comair plane en route from Cincinnati plunged into a snow-covered field as it approached Detroit Metro Airport on Thursday, killing all 29 people aboard.
CRASH

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PLANE'S HISTORY TROUBLED
The airplane that crashed Thursday in a Michigan snowstorm had a history of propeller and de-icing equipment problems, service records show.
PLANE
SERVICE RECORD

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THE VICTIMS
One passenger was going to attend the funeral of a brother who died in a plane crash, another had spoken to her parents earlier that day, while another was on a routine business trip.
VICTIMS

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PLANE RAN INTO WORSE WEATHER
As Comair Flight 3272 headed north, it encountered much worse winter weather: freezing temperatures, heavier snow and decreasing visibility. Pilots across Michigan and northern Ohio complained of ice on their wings throughout the afternoon.
WEATHER

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COMAIR HAS RESPECTED SAFETY RECORD
This was the Erlanger-based airline's second fatal crash in its 19-year history.The regional carrier, a feeder to Delta Air Lines, has been considered one of the safest in the commercial airline industry.
COMAIR

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'IT WAS THE AWFULEST NOISE'
Jenny and Janell Barnes had been home from high school for about a half an hour when the plane went down in a field about 50 to 75 yards behind their house. ''It was the awfulest noise, the whole house shook,'' said Jenny Barnes, 18.
CRASH SITE

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NEWS ARRIVES LATE AT AIRPORT
Passengers watching the news in Comair's terminal early Thursday evening saw reports about JonBenet Ramsey's murder, O.J. Simpson and President Clinton, but nothing about the Comair plane that had crashed hours earlier.
AIRPORT

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INVESTIGATION BEGINS
The National Transportation Safety Board dispatched an 11-member team of investigators to the crash site late Thursday.
INVESTIGATION

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Victims

First Officer
Kenneth Reece

Flight Attendant
Darinda Ogden

PASSENGERS
Dexter Adams
Cincinnati

Gregory Barrow
Detroit

Roger Bransford
Atlanta

Arthur Brice
Jackson, Mich.

Christine Brownlee
Helena, Mont.

Scott Brownlee
Helena, Mont.

Geoffrey Davis
Detroit

Maureen Demarco
Denver

Greg Douchard
Jackson, Miss.

Leo Felteau
Atlanta

Mark Herman
Detroit

Betty Jean Jones
Detroit

Charles Jones
Macomb, Miss.

Steven McClain
Detroit

Teri Muskovitz
Detroit

Kim Passariello
Detroit

Roy Raymond
Twin Falls, Idaho

Vernamarie Raymond
Twin Falls, Idaho

Jennifer Rosiak
Pensacola, Fla.

Nicholas Rosiak
Pensacola, Fla.

Arati Sharangpani
Colts Neck, N.J.

Richard Stearn
Detroit

Keita Takenami
Colts Neck, N.J.

Douglas A. Thomas
Detroit

Charles Wansedel
Detroit

Darlene Zagar
Danville, Ky.