UPDATE: Aircraft hit building at 71st and York Ave on East Side of Manhattan

Rush Limbaugh Show ^ | 10/11/06 | Rush Limbaugh

[Yossarian]

Rush reports that a Cessna has been reported as crashing into (at least one) apartment complex in NYC Mannhattan's upper east side - on East 71st Street.

[jaydubya2]

"What is a fixed-wing airplane?"

One that Airbus did not manufacture.

[txradioguy]

Update from FNC:

NEW YORK — A small aircraft crashed into a high-rise on the Upper East Side, raining down debris on Manhattan and unleashing what witnesses reported was a gigantic fireball, police said.

The aircraft struck the 20th floor of a building on East 72nd Street, said Fire Department spokeswoman Emily Rahimi. Witnesses said the crash caused a loud noise, and burning and falling debris was seen. Flames were seen shooting out of the windows.

"There's huge pieces of debris falling," said one witness who refused to give her full name. "There's so much falling now, I've got to get away."

Whether anyone was injured was not known, and it was unclear if the crash was an act of terrorism.

The address of the building is 524 E. 72nd Street — a 50-story condominium tower built in 1986 and located nearby Sotheby's Auction House. It has 183 apartments, many of which sell for more than $1 million.

[Alberta's Child]

Frogjerk's information is correct . . . I may have confused by getting the time period wrong (I thought it was 10-15 years ago).

Jane Dornacker was the traffic reporter who died in that crash.

[Enchante]

NY Presbyterian/Cornell is at 70th and York.

[TexasPatriot8]

Yes this crash is CLEARLY ALL Hastert and Bush's fault! They HAVE to go. Unless it is Rove's doing, then ROVE has to go. You can bet there are liberals saying that to themselves right now. Pathetic considering people have surely died in this tragedy whether an attack or accident, liberals will blame conservatives. I wonder if this will bring 9-11 back to the front of many NY'ers minds in time for the election? Is that even possible?

[RS]

FYI -

http://www.trulia.com/property/31760816-524-E-72nd-St-New-York-NY-10021

[Esther Ruth]

Report on WLS Chicago - Witness said saw plane doing erratic loops and acrobats.

[dead]

CBS just confirmed it was a helicopter.

I guess they just don't know.

[mwl1]

The poor people of NYC are in a panic right now.

They should have begun their panic the day they elected PIAPS to the United States Senate.

[TomGuy]

[HKMk23]

...FDNY is able to get a water stream to the fire from the ground.

<REDNECKHUMOR>
Aw, heck, that ain't nothin'. I know lotsa people who can manage that by theirselves after a few beers.
</REDNECKHUMOR>

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

ROFL!

I got a ping list but it runs behind....

[b4its2late]

It's a plane now huh? Hmmmmm...........

[gaijin]

Yeah, it could have been a B-25. But I clearly remember it was really foggy.

[Rutles4Ever]

Well what's the definition of "dipped"? Did it dip it's wing to extend the vertical damage section, or did it dip it's wing to avoid the building?

[Strategerist]

What is a fixed-wing airplane?

The rotor of a helicopter, is, in essence, a wing that moves.

[bolobaby]

LOL. Best. Post. Yet.

[Miss Marple]

Reporter says that the orange tape means hazardous materials. Is that true?

[Julliardsux]

can someone please go to google earth and draw a line from the la guardia runway to the building that was hit? My google earth is very slow now.

[fatima]

Amen.