All 49 passengers aboard Continental Connection Flight 3407 died when the 74-seat Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 turboprop crashed into a home in Clarence Center , New York , on Thursday night . NEW : 15 bodies recovered ; identification could take weeks . NEW : Cold weather , extent of wreckage could prolong recovery as much as two days . NEW : Orientation of aircraft indicates that it fell flat on its side , investigator says . De - icing equipment was turned on at time of crash , investigator says .
NEW : 15 bodies recovered ; identification could take weeks . NEW : Cold weather , extent of wreckage could prolong recovery as much as two days . NEW : Orientation of aircraft indicates that it fell flat on its side , investigator says . De - icing equipment was turned on at time of crash , investigator says .