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: