Aircraft crashes into Manhattan high-rise
 

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/11/plane.crash/index.html

NEW YORK (CNN) -- An aircraft has crashed into the middle of a brick luxury high-rise residential building on Manhattan's Upper East Side at 72nd Street and York Avenue, police officials said.

The building is very close to the East River. There was no word on casualties as firefighters battled the flames that shot up from several windows in the middle of the building. The Federal Aviation Administration has said a "general aviation" aircraft had hit the building.

A North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) spokesperson, which monitors air traffic, told CNN that it had not been tracking the aircraft.

Witness Sarah Steiner told CNN that fires were burning on the ground. "It looks like the plane just flew into someone's living room there."

"It looks as if the aircraft didn't go into the building but fell down," she said. "It may be part of the debris burning on the ground."

Steiner said that when she arrived, she saw fire shooting out of two windows on the 30th floor of the 50-story building.

Video from the scene shows at least three apartments in the high-rise fully engulfed in flames.

Holy cow!!!!

Not tracking the aircraft?!?!?!?! in New York?!?!?!?!:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Oh no..... :(

absolutely ridiculous.

Ok, so anyone hear what size the plane was?

according to the article on the cnn website, the plane is a "general aviation" fixed-wing aircraft -- the article also calls the plane "small." the front page of yahoo is now reporting that police say two people are dead.

I jsut read too that they're pretty sure it was an accident. Good luck getting around in NYC the next few days...

the radio was reporting multi-engine aircraft...that is all I have heard thusfar.

i just don't understand how it was completely off the radar for an accident like this to occur. given the past, you'd think they'd be extra cautious -- especially regarding planes that are being piloted using visual landmarks. strange and very sad to say the least.

if you're not familiar with the building, this gives you a good idea of the location.

It was all over the radio as I was driving to work.

White House Predicited Response ? "This was not proven to be a terror attack. But it is proof that such things can still happen. We are not safe. Be afraid, be very afarid. Vote Republican."

You know, that really doesnt sound all that unbelieveable.

You forgot to add "or your children will die".

or "All the Commies will take over and let everything happen.":laugh:

I SMELL A DIRTY GOP PLOT!!! :eek:

Those pinko bitches will tax and spend you into poverty!

they are saying yankess pitcher cory lidle was on the plane~

:laugh:

Sad, but very true.

"Won't someone please think of the children?!?"

:eek: :shocked: :distress:
did you hear that on the radio or tv?

they say the plane was owned by cory lidle, do they think it was deliberate?:shrug: ~

it is on msnbc~ t.v.~

yes, I see that now...he owned the plane and they found his passport on the street. :distress:

Holy crap!

Holy crap...
 

Cory Lidle was the pilot??? That is what the news is saying at this time.

Man, this is kinda eerily similar to another Yanks player's death in a plane accident: Thurman Munson

yeah they said he was a pilot, just earned his license in the off-season...~

man how sad:distress: :distress: :distress: ~
4 killed so far i think it said~

any private pilots here? I have flown in/out of palm springs as a passenger on many occassions and I have to say the lack of security at these smaller airports is frightening...any one really can board a plane.

oh dear. :distress:

Money talks and that is scary.

It was Cory Lidle on the plane with a flight instructor, I believe. They haven't been able to officially announce his death because his family is on another flight & don't know that he's been killed. As soon as they are able to contact his family, it will be announced.

BASTARDS!!!

As a long-time Red Sox fan, my thoughts, prayers, and sympathies go out to the Lidle family.
I know what it is to lose a family member to a senseless tragedy. :distress:
Word on the local news is that he was on his way here, to Nashville.

Peace.

I can second that as another Red Sox fan. This isnt about rivalries, this is abo;ut a man who lost his life and a wife and son that lost their Husband and Dad.:distress:

I was wondering this morning on the others who lost their lives...was it 4 or two total?

Another thing that really offended me was that the information got out before his wife could be notified. I know she was on a plane going to California, but I dont care. That was in VERY poor taste.:mad:

I agree. That was horrible. They could have waited.

Just two...Cory Lidle & his flight instructor.

Okay, this is freaky. Write 10-11-06 (date of this accident) - and then turn it upside down.

OMG - that is freaky :eek:

:eek: :p

Sorry to be morbid, but all I can think about when I see this is that this wouldn't have happened if the Yankees had won. :shrug: :sorry: :p

I would guess that crossed the mind of any baseball fan.
Admittingly, I thought the same thing and wouldn't doubt even his family did.
It's not morbid.... just one of those things.