Air expert : Turboprop plane that crashed in New York one of two of its type Officials said all 49 aboard the plane died ; one confirmed death on ground . Mats Jansson , president and CEO of SAS , said at the time . Canadian - built Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 under year old , had flown 200 hours .
Air expert : Turboprop plane that crashed in New York one of two of its type Officials said all 49 aboard the plane died ; one confirmed death on ground . Canadian - built Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 under year old , had flown 200 hours .