I listened to the tape of the ATC and pilot and other planes and some of them said they had some ice on the wings too. Once it starts forming it is hard to keep off when they are flying in cold weather, and also maybe the defrosters weren't working properly, but that plane was just two years old I believe. I really felt for the widow who lost her husband in the 9/11 mess and was on the way to Buffalo to attend what would have been his birthday party. It is amazing that it never hit more houses in the area it came down as they seem to be pretty close together. One person that I saw them talk to said it just looked as if it dived all of a sudden.
Ron
