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.

[Feiny]

"Penguin-like as in B&W paint job? PA system? Bright lights? Goes by the nickname "ghetto bird"? "

[sarasota]

Do you believe John Denver's plane "ran out of gas"?

[dinoparty]

How do they know what? They do know it. They know that there is no reason to suspect it at this point. What's wrong with that?

[JRochelle]

"Shep Smith at Fox says people have no water and food and are starving.. '



Have they resorted to eating each other yet?

[firebrand]

Thank you!

[TomGuy]

FoxNews: FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is being assigned to the scene, although there is no indication of terrorism.

[Strategerist]

The per-hour accident rate of helicopters is a heck of a lot higher than the rate for all fixed-wing aircraft.

Likely a combo of being harder to fly, and attempting to do more difficult things.

[jeffers]

The soot in your image indicates a healthy fuel load went up on impact. It will take some time, but that apartment building is going to get very hot. Steel melting hot, maybe.

What's around there?

Any sign of nearby evacs?

Better safe than sorry.

[Miss Marple]

Or perhaps both an airplane and a helicopter?

[Spaghetti Man]

OMIGOD, WHERE'S CHELSEY?????

[FReepaholic]

...so is it a PLANE or a HELICOPTER??...

Just heard a reporter say "it was a fixed wing chopper".

So, there you have it. LOL.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

standard terror ops say, let the first one hit, let police and fire show up, then hit again to take them out...in the absence of a second hit in this immediate area, I think it's either A) a horrific accident or B) some sick bas*ard going after an ex or some other person they may be upset with..

I sincerely doubt it was terror..

[JFC]

Did I hear Shep say this was Rudy's buliding?

[montag813]

Internal view from 43rd floor:

[Pukin Dog]

Do you believe John Denver's plane "ran out of gas"?

Yep, just like his career.

[NYleatherneck]

Clinton ? or the part of Manhattan ?

[The Mayor]

That is their first and an automatic response.

True or false they just say it..

[CaptainK]

Now they are saying a fixed wing plane.

The FBI is saying a terror task force is going to NYC but they say it is not a terrorist attack.

[Screamname]

WHAT THE F___!????? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? I work around there all day! I took off today!! HOLY SHIET!!! Thanks, I`m rushing to the tube now, oh man I don`t believe this!

[michigander]