Now MSNBC is reporting it was a "Cirrus 20", a pretty recent model 4-seat airplane. No source given for that news, though.
A Cirrus SR-20 (or SR-22)?
"Now MSNBC is reporting it was a "Cirrus 20""
If it was a Cirrus, it shouldn't be in a building....
They have the Parachute Recivery System, don't they?
Cirrus SR-20...four-seat, single-engine, low-wing fixed-gear plane. It's a relatively new design and very popular. Here's a picture of one (this is NOT the accident aircraft):
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1112208/L/
The interesting thing about the Cirrus is that it was the first mass-production aircraft with a parachute. In the event of an out-of-control condition, the pilot can yank a couple levers in the cockpit, part of the plane's roof flies off and a large parachute deploys. In theory, the plane will float straight down to a hard but survivable impact. The Cirrus will be trashed (the deployment will probably twist the frame beyond repair) but the occupants should survive.
}:-)4