Crash jet took off from wrong runway

A commuter jet was on the wrong runway when it crashed just after take-off today and burst into flames, killing 49 people and leaving the lone survivor – a co-pilot – in a critical condition.

Preliminary data from Comair Flight 5191’s data records and the damage at the scene indicate the plane took off from Blue Grass Airport’s shortest runway, a 3,500ft-long strip not intended for commercial flights, National Transportation Safety Board member Debbie Hersmann said.