A plane that crashed onto a house in New York state, killing 50 people, fell flat rather than diving as initially thought, investigators have said.
The Continental Airlines Bombardier Dash 8 was also pointing away from the airport it was meant to land at, investigator Steve Chealander said.
Mr Chealander, a spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), said the flight was cleared to land on a runway pointing to the south-west, but the plane was pointing to the north-east when it crashed.
He said the plane landed flat on the house in Clarence Center, a suburb of Buffalo.
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