Aircraft Crashes into High-Rise in NYC

planeaholic · Last edited by planeaholic on Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:03 pm; edited 1 time in total

CNN is just breaking this news. No real info. yet, but they're saying it was a SMALL plane, not an airliner. Of course, on 9/11 there were conflicting reports as to what hit World Trade #1 as well until United 195 hit tower #2. That being said, it looks pretty foggy in New York, so it wouldn't be all that surprising if it were an accident, although I highly doubt that anyone is allowed to fly VFR today, no? Feel free to add info. as this unfolds if you wish. There's not even a news link available yet.

pika1000 · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:58 pm Post subject:

Beat me by 1 minute....now reporting it was a chopper....
Near E. 72nd & York, 22nd floor....

NYC officials saying NOT terrorism

foxnews.com has a pic on the website, as does cnn.com...

Deleted other posting on this.

planeaholic · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:01 pm Post subject:

magnetoz · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:09 pm Post subject:

Live coverage from local NBC affiliate.

video

pika1000 · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:11 pm Post subject:

Think that site is about to be "farked"....running real slow

magnetoz · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:13 pm Post subject:

Yup, i can't see much now, but the audio is still clear.

pika1000 · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:17 pm Post subject:

FDNY confirm 2 deaths, some trapped, officially a 3 alarm fire.

Well, hell....now the FAA says it was a fixed wing aircraft under VFR, not in contact with ATC.

"Witness" just said that she saw the plane's wing dip and disappear behind the building, then heard a "boom"

My take is that the plane stalled....

esjones · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:32 pm Post subject: No Network Coverage

Cable news is going nuts over this, but as of 3:22PM the broadcast networks were still in local programming....

dbaker · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:41 pm Post subject:

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gev1138 · Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Austin, TX

CNN reporting NORAD putting fighter jets up over several major cities.

Boeing7475500 · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:11 pm Post subject:

See how much panic terroism has caused.

RyanBerryhill · Joined: 01 Sep 2006 Posts: 3 Location: KSUA

There is a vfr corridor that runs up and down the hudson and one that runs up and down the east river. usually people from NJ or upstate run down the hudson to see statue of liberty and then back up.

my roomate here at flight school usta do it all the time.

CDWOPS · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:32 pm Post subject:

reports now say it seemed to be a Cirrus SR-20, dont really see the need to scramble fighter jets Confused

...and if it was a mechanical faliure, why didnt the pilot use the aircrafts ballistic recovery system (the parachute). I would assume thats a better idea then letting the plane get away from you, and crash into a building. Thats why I think the pilot more then likely must have had some sort of cabin emergency, heart attack or stroke is possible in this situation. Especially if the pilot was flying solo or with inexperienced passenger on the right side. Then there was reports that the pilot might have been doing aerobatics, I highly doubt it but I have personally seen alot of these "hot-shot/young/very rich" cirrus pilots right here at my own local field (which btw is the largest GA airport in the NYC area), and I tell you what... this was going to happen one day. Im still listening to the news and waiting for the NTSB to realese a report.

EDIT:: First word says the plane was from KTEB

joeharam · Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 2

N929CD

CDWOPS · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:45 pm Post subject:

Plane is registered to Cory Lidle .... New York Yankee Pitcher, btw today is 10/11

heres the offical registration

-NUMBER 929CD
Aircraft Serial Number 1230
Aircraft Manufacturer CIRRUS DESIGN CORP
Aircraft Type Fixed wing single engine
Aircraft Model SR20
Engine Manufacturer LYCOMING
Engine Type Reciprocating
Engine Model I0-360-ES
Year Manufactured 2002
Registrant Corporation
Name INFINITY DATA CORP
Address 525 CAMPANELLI INDUSTRIAL DR

BROCKTON , MA-02301-1808
US
Registration Date 02 January 2003
Airworthiness Certificate Type Standard
Approved Operations Normal
Status V
Aircraft Transponder Code 53157717

pika1000 · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:55 pm Post subject:

pika1000 · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:27 pm Post subject:

ESPN reports he was piloting the plane.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2621860

planeaholic · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:40 pm Post subject:

Bizarre, to say the least. Similar to the demise of Thurman Munson, another Yankee, although he was a catcher.

pika1000 · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:55 pm Post subject:

Can I be the "conspiracy theorist" and say it was suicide since he did pitch the last game for the Yankees this year vs. the Tigers????

RDU200Driver · Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 25

You can.

stevewinnj · Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 1

dwilson80126 · Joined: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 1

Should be unwritten rule.....reporters who aren't pilots should not "speculate" about cause of a crash.....one just did so, stating that "there have been mechanical problems" with the Cirrus. Not that it could have been 1) rich athlete that buys a high powered aircraft, 2) may have just become licensed (or not quite licensed), flys it in MVFR conditions, in 4) very tricky airspace. DUH

88nitro305 · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:36 pm Post subject:

Its sad

(coming from a Sox fan) the off season will be different for the Yanks. The first thing that came to my mind was suicide but i don't think it was that at all. >RIP Cory Lidle 1973-2006<

dbaker · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:03 pm Post subject: Re: unqualified reporters

damiross · Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:29 am Post subject: Re: unqualified reporters

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