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.

[COEXERJ145]

The media in general sucks when it comes to aviation.

When American 587 crashed in Queens, the aircraft was reported to be:

A Boeing 767

An Airbus A300 (Correct)

A Boeing A300

An Airbus 767

And my personal favorite, A Boeing Airbus 767!

[Egon]

10/11/06 rotated about the 11 equals 09/11/01

No it doesn't. It equals 90/11/01

[MikeJ]

10/11/06 rotated about the 11 equals 09/11/01

No, it equals 90/11/01...

[Jack Hammer]

Fox had an eyewitness from a nearby building who claims she saw the craft just before it hit. She seemed intelligent and rational, and she absolutely insisted it was an airplane. Period.

[yield 2 the right]

IS THE "4-ALRAM" JUST FOR EXTRA HELP, THE FIRE IS OUT BY FDNY, BUT EXTRA HELP TO RESCUE THE TRAPPED.......FIRE OUT REPORTS NOT TRUE IF I HEARD RIGHT........TFR IN PLACE; MAJOR COMMERICAL AIRPORTS AND FLIGHTS NOT AFFECTED; GENERAL AIRCAFT IS ANOTHER THING......I read like a news ticker........

[F-117A]

Shep on Fox is saying that it was a twin engine plane that might have lost an engine and went out of control.

[NormsRevenge]

ap off of yahoo

Aircraft crashes into Manhattan building

NEW YORK - A small aircraft crashed into a high-rise on the Upper East Side, setting off a fire and startling New Yorkers, police said. There were conflicting reports on whether the aircraft was a small plane or a helicopter.

Fire Department spokeswoman Emily Rahimi said an aircraft struck struck the 20th floor of a building on East 72nd Street. Witnesses said the crash caused a loud noise, and burning and falling debris was seen. Flames were seen shooting out of the windows. Video from the scene showed at least three apartments in the high rise fully engulfed in flames.

"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.

[Feiny]

Just heard a reporter say "it was a fixed wing chopper". Great, first a plane, then a helicopter, back to a plane, and now it's a flying motorcycle. Maybe it's a rotary fixed wing dirigible.

BWHAHAHAHAHA

[Velveeta]

Live feed:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-livevideo-htmlstory,0,360081.htmlstory

[sheikdetailfeather]

They left out the Goodyear Blimp! lol!

[mom4kittys]

It affected me greatly. I thought he was a good man. He bought that plane just a few days prior and was not completely familiar with the way the person had put it together. I heard that it was not an expected place for the lever to be placed.

[Cindy]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/11/national/main2082292.shtml

http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/images/2006/10/11/image2082290g.jpg

[beltfed308]

FAA is saying it was a small 2 winged plane.

Or a Spad?

[Arkinsaw]

CNN reporting fighter CAP going up over major US cities.

[Pukin Dog]

Honestly, when is FOX going to take this moron off the air?

They would, but the talking monkey wont sign the contract until Fox upps the banana allotment.

[FewsOrange]

From the TV pictures it seemed to be the north side. When looking at the fire the East river was to the left.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Stock market dropped, but it climbing back up.

Wall Street would know how bad it is, and they say it's not.

[sakka]

I don't really care what kind of aircraft, I want to know who was flying it!

[COEXERJ145]

American 587 was caused by the tail of the A300-600R separating from the aircraft (and it has happened to other Airbus aircraft since) and not because of terrorism.

[kimmie7]

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