Kentucky Plane Crash

A police officer is shown at the crash site of Comair Flight 5191 that crashed on takeoff killing 49 of 50 on board at the Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006. James M. Polehinke, the plane's first officer, the only survivor, was listed in critical condition at University of Kentucky Hospital.

A police officer guards the crash site of Comair Flight 5191, the commuter jet that crashed on takeoff killing 49 people at the Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006.

Fire and impact marks are visible on the ground in a field west of Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., where Comair Flight 5191 crashed during takeoff on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006. Forty-nine people were killed.

A closer view of fire and impact marks visible on the ground in a field west of Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., where Comair Flight 5191 crashed during takeoff on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, killing 49 of 50 people on board.

The tail of Comair Flight 5191 rests among trees at left after the plane crashed in a field during takeoff less then a mile from the runway at the Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006. Forty-nine people were killed.

Family members of the victims of Comair flight 5191, the commuter jet that crashed on takeoff at Lexington's Bluegrass Airport early Sunday morning, console each other as they arrive at the Campbell House Hotel Sunday Aug. 27, 2007 in Lexington Ky. The plane, bound for Atlanta, crashed just past the runway and burst into flames, killing 49 people and leaving the lone survivor in critical condition.

Comair President Don Bornhorst pauses to collect his thoughts as he conducts a news conference near Blue Grass Airport Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, in Lexington, Ky. A Comair commuter jet crashed during takeoff early Sunday and burst into flames, killing 49 people and leaving the lone survivor in critical condition.

A police officer guards the crash site of Comair Flight 5191, which crashed on takeoff killing 49 people at the Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006. A wheel from the plane can be seen in the grass in front of the officer.

Aerial view of Blue Grass Airport taken Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, in Lexington, Ky., shows a short runway crossing the longer runway at the airport. A Comair commuter jet crashed during takeoff early Sunday and burst into flames, killing 49 people and leaving the lone survivor in critical condition. The crash site is in the woods at the end of the short runway.

Horses graze as a Kentucky State Trooper speeds up a road leading toward the crash site of Comair flight 5191 near Bluegrass Airport in Lexington, Ky., Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006. Lexington is the heart of Kentucky horse country and home of the Univ. of Kentucky.

Delta Airlines flight 6107, bound for Atlanta, takes off from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., early Monday morning, Aug. 28, 2006. Behind the plane is the wooded area illuminated by work lights where Comair flight 5191, flying the same route at approximately the same time, crashed the day before, killing 49 people. Investigators are examining why the commuter flight used a runway that was too short for takeoff.