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Small plane crashed into apt. building in NYC

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/11/pla....ap/index.html

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Police say an aircraft has crashed into a building on Manhattan's Upper East Side at 72nd Street and York Avenue. It is near Rockefeller Center.

There was no word on casualties.

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

It's unclear if it was a small plane or a helicopter.

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/US/10/11....fire.wnyw.jpg

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/US/10/11...5.nyc.wnyw.jpg

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

The building is located near Rockefeller Center and is very close to the Hudson River. A North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) spokesperson told CNN that it had not been tracking the plane.

There was no word on casualties as firefighters battled the flames that shot up from several windows on the 10th story. The Federal Aviation Administration has said a "general aviation" aircraft had hit the building.

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

- Justin

were watchin it now...

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Originally Posted by Tsar

Helicopter...

Was it? It was previously mentioned as a possibility, but CNN is slow....

- Justin

my mom just called me to make sure i wasn't in the city today... good thing im stuck at rutgers doing work.

thats ****ed up!! i'm watching the news now and they say 2 are dead and . the dude on tv is saying that it purposely hit the building. but not a terrorist attack maybe a medical problem on the pilots part or mechanical problems. scarey **** man i would'nt live in new york rent free

edit 4 dead now 2 in the plane 2 in the apt.

I saw a report that a yankee picther may have been onboard.

Yea, I heard it was Cory Lidle

- Justin

they said it was a plane he was in the process of buying or had just bought but not confirmed he was in it.

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Originally Posted by Fast92RS

I saw a report that a yankee picther may have been onboard.

Lidle, they found his passport laying on the street below the crash.

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Originally Posted by BigDaddyKane

Lidle, they found his passport laying on the street below the crash.

:cry:

holy **** looks like he was on board:evil:

yeah im just seeing the report on ESPN...it was Cory Lidle flying the plane...he has been flying for 7 months...very sad news...i saw him in his first game as a Yankee after the trade...damn fine pitcher and a great guy on top of that...

RIP Cory

****... even in boston ppl are showing sympathy...
guess they're not heartless

**** .... i was just up there early this morning. And didnt get out of the city until 10:30 AM. I just missed it i guess

was it considered suicide? i was at my friends appt a few blocks from that building monday night :shock:

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Originally Posted by qwikz28

was it considered suicide? i was at my friends appt a few blocks from that building monday night :shock:

no they're saying it could have been fuel related or something along that nature...

I caught part of this just before when I was leaving the business school :-(

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Originally Posted by qwikz28

was it considered suicide? :shock:

I doubt it very much. either pilot error or mechanical problems i say. i'd think if he wanted to commit suicide he would'nt do it that way.

RIP CORY

I remember Munson going down. That was a very sad month.

Unfortunetly two people have died, but does this remind anyone of that simpsons episode, where crusty stages a fake plane crash and tries to start a new life?

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Originally Posted by slasherbarb

no they're saying it could have been fuel related or something along that nature...

plane just wont go down to the ground like a rock cuz it ran out of fuel, you can still fly it normally... plus it hit the building so fuel has nothing to do with it. or maybe im not getting it

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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen

I remember Munson going down. That was a very sad month.

i remember that myself. one of the saddest days of my youth. he was my favorite yankee at the time. i still have the n.y. dailynews from that day.

took off from an airport 5 min from my aunts house, where we heard about it, the airport is behind the woods, in her back yard