Victims
| Nationality | Passengers | Crew | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Killed | Total | Killed | Total | Killed | |
| United States | 42 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 44 |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 47 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 49 |
All 47 passengers and two of the three crew members on board the flight were killed. Comair released the passenger manifest on August 29, 2006.
Most of the passengers were US citizens from the Lexington area, ranging in age from 16 to 72. They included a young couple who had been married the previous day and were traveling to California on their honeymoon.
A memorial service for the victims was held on August 31, 2006, at the Lexington Opera House. A second public memorial service was held on September 10, 2006, at Rupp Arena in Lexington. The Lexington Herald-Leader published a list of the victims with short biographies.
The Flight 5191 Memorial Commission was established shortly after the crash to create an appropriate memorial for the victims, first responders, and community that supported them. The Commission chose the University of Kentucky Arboretum as its memorial site.
Read more about this topic: Comair Flight 191
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