.. again, this coming from a different board, so no confirmations YET:
On board: 1 Captain & 1 F/O - NO passengers (since 21 is a full load on the B190, the TV stations may be mixing the numbers up).
The aircraft: US Airways Express (operated by Colgan Air) Beech 1900, reg no. N240CJ, built in 1993 - picture available here:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/371742/L/This info is coming from a Flighttracker, a few pieces of interesting info there:
Airline Colgan Air
Flight Number 9446 <- This could indicate a ferry flight,
Departure City (Airport) Hyannis, MA (HYA)
Departure Time 08/26/2003 03:39 PM
Arrival City (Airport) Albany, NY (ALB)
Arrival Time 08/26/2003 04:17 PM
Remaining Flight Time 00:32
Aircraft Type Beech 1900
Current Altitude 1,100 feet <- It crashed just off HYA, so it would be on approach or final approach at the time of the crash.
Current Groundspeed 241 mph
Flight Status In Flight