The crash occurred at around 10:20 p.m. Thursday in suburban Buffalo in northern New York State, nearly a seven-hour drive from New York City.
The 50-seat commuter plane, Continental Airlines Flight 3407, was flying from Newark to Buffalo when it crashed into a house in Clarence Center, local officials said at a news briefing on local television.
The officials said that there were 48 people on board, including 44 passengers and four crew members. The number of people on board was confirmed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The Buffalo News reported on its website that 49 people, including all those aboard and a person on the ground, were killed in the crash. It quoted "unconfirmed reports from a source at Buffalo Niagara International Airport."
The local officials only said that there were "multiple fatalities," including one fatality on the ground.
TV footage showed that massive fire broke out at the scene of crash, while firemen and police rushed to the scene for rescue.
The plane was still burning and the firemen refused to say if there were survivors, CNN reported.
The TV network also reported that two people who were not on the plane were taken to hospital.
Local officials said at the news briefing that scene was still "very hot" and the firefighters were trying to keep damage to the minimum. So far no firefighter has been reported injured, they noted.
Twelve nearby homes have been evacuated, they added.
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