Rebecca Shaw

- Full name: Rebecca Lynne Shaw
- 24-years-old at the time of death
- From Maple Valley, WashingtonSeattle Post Intelligencer: Flight officer in Buffalo crash from Washington (February 13, 2009)
- Graduated in 2002 from Tahoma High SchoolSeattle Post Intelligencer: Maple Valley woman co-piloted crashed airplane (February 13, 2009)
- Played volleyball and fast-pitch softballSeattle Post Intelligencer: Maple Valley woman co-piloted crashed airplane (February 13, 2009)
- Family: MarriedSeattle Post Intelligencer: Flight officer in Buffalo crash from Washington (February 13, 2009)
- Joined Colgan on January 16, 2008MSNBC: Update: 48 people on board, names of crew members released in Buffalo plane crash (February 13, 2009)
- Had 2,244 hoursMSNBC: Update: 48 people on board, names of crew members released in Buffalo plane crash (February 13, 2009)
- Decided she wanted to be a pilot in her senior year in high schoolSeattle Post Intelligencer: Maple Valley woman co-piloted crashed airplane (February 13, 2009)

Washington State resident Rebecca Shaw was the first officer on board Flight 3407 when it went down in a fiery crash on February 12, 2009.MSNBC: Update: 48 people on board, names of crew members released in Buffalo plane crash (February 13, 2009) All 49 people on board, and one person on the ground, were killed.
On May 12, 2009, the National Transportation Safety Board released the cockpit voice recorder transcript during a three-day hearing in Washington D.C.. The transcript revealed Shaw and Captain Marvin Renslow talked about their fears of flying in icy weather just minutes before the crash.NY1: Cockpit Recorder Reveals Chatter Minutes Before Buffalo Crash (May 12, 2009)
Crash of Flight 3407

Flight 3407 was a commuter flight operated by Continental Airlines, carrying five crew members and 44 passengers from Newark International Airport to Buffalo-Niagara International Airport. It crashed about five miles from Buffalo, landing on a residence in Clarence Center, a suburb of Buffalo, at 10:20 pm local time.Los Angeles Times:Buffalo plane crash's data recorders headed to labs (February 13, 2009)
All 49 people on board were killed, and one person on the ground was also killed.Los Angeles Times:Buffalo plane crash's data recorders headed to labs (February 13, 2009)
Cockpit Transcript

The National Transportation Safety Board released the cockpit voice recorder transcript in May 2009. The transcript revealed that six minutes before the plane went down, Captain Renslow told First Officer Shaw, "Oh yeah that's the most I've seen, most ice I've seen on the leading edges in a long time, in a while anyway I should say." Shortly after, Shaw responded, "I've never seen icing conditions. I've never de-iced. I've never seen any. I've never experienced any of that. I don't want to have to experience that and make those kinds of calls . . . You know I'd have freaked out. I'd have like seen this much ice and thought, oh my gosh, we were going to crash."NY1: Cockpit Recorder Reveals Chatter Minutes Before Buffalo Crash (May 12, 2009)
The last words heard from Captain Renslow were "Jesus Christ!", followed by Shaw screaming.NY Post: Buffalo Crash Pilots Final Words (May 12, 2009)
Quote

"We love her and miss her terribly."—Lynn Morris, Rebecca Shaw's motherSeattle Post Intelligencer: Flight officer in Buffalo crash from Washington (February 13, 2009)