small plane or helecopter crashes into manhattan ues building

[b i o n i c]

weird. anyone live close by? im downtown.. this happened on the upper east side, like 5 minutes ago. i cant catch a stream to see it online

[b i o n i c]

524 E 72nd st. bet 1st & east end av.. belle aire building?

[QueenAdrock]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/11/plane.crash.ap/index.html

[YoungRemy]

72nd and york... i lived on york and 73rd... lots of highrises and hospitals...

just off the east river


FAA confirms airplane not helicopter

[paulb]

accident? did the 2nd plane for 9/11, did it hit like 45min after the 1st?

[Loppfessor]

accident? did the 2nd plane for 9/11, did it hit like 45min after the 1st?


Easy now let's not jump the gun here...

[YoungRemy]

Easy now let's not jump the gun here...

10/11

NORAD dispatches fighter jets over several U.S. cities

[paulb]

5 years and a month, eh?

is this that serious? could be an accident.

[The Notorious LOL]

accident? did the 2nd plane for 9/11, did it hit like 45min after the 1st?


apples to oranges. Large commercial airline hitting an extremely well known building vs a small plane hitting an apartment complex.

[lyneday]

524 E 72nd st. bet 1st & east end av.. belle aire building?


The crash occurred near the heliport on the East River, according to MSNBC cable. The building it hit, the Belaire Apartments, has 50 floors and is located in the Lenox Hill neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, according to the building’s Web site. Apartments occupy floors 22 through 50; a hospital is on the lower floors.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15223650/

[Freebasser]

So it hit a hospital? Dang.

[The Notorious LOL]

theres fighter jets en route to NYC apparently.

[Loppfessor]

10/11

NORAD dispatches fighter jets over several U.S. cities


Says who?

[The Notorious LOL]

cnn does

[Freebasser]

DON'T PANIC! (http://www.dcomo.com/TOG/DadsArmy_Jones.jpg)

[The Notorious LOL]

I seriously doubt it was a terrorist attack.

[QueenAdrock]

Yeah, I'm willing to bet it was an accident.

I don't see any fighter jets over DC yet. If it was a serious threat, we'd have our jets over the nation's capital, right?

...right?

[Loppfessor]

Link me up homie

[YoungRemy]

I dont think it was an attack, but NORAD dispatched fighter jets just in case...

they are interviewing a NORAD senior official now

all they said was "several U.S. cities"

[lyneday]

I dont think it was an attack, but NORAD dispatched fighter jets just in case...

they are interviewing a NORAD senior official now

all they said was "several U.S. cities"

source?

[lyneday]

2 bodies found on the street. one strapped into a seat

from the live video feed http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15223650/

[YoungRemy]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/11/plane.crash/index.html

There was no word on casualties. NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) said it had put fighter aircraft into the air over numerous U.S. cities, though they said they had no reason to believe the event in New York was anything more than an accident, sources told CNN's Barbara Starr. It did the same thing after the September 11 2001, terrorist attacks.

update: 1 fatality confirmed by FDNY

[QueenAdrock]

"several US cities" should *probably* include NYC, Chicago, and DC.

I, ah, still don't see anything. :-/

I wonder how my Metro ride is going to be.

[Loppfessor]

2 bodies found on the street. one strapped into a seat

from the live video feed http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15223650/


Man I hope that person had renter's insurance

[HOTWIFE]

fuck CNN i'm coming here from now on

[Whatitis]

Yeah, I'm willing to bet it was an accident.

I don't see any fighter jets over DC yet. If it was a serious threat, we'd have our jets over the nation's capital, right?

...right?


I would bet that there is always a fighter jet flying or at least hot(ready to fly at any given time) over DC.

[YoungRemy]

"several US cities" should *probably* include NYC, Chicago, and DC.

I, ah, still don't see anything. :-/

I wonder how my Metro ride is going to be.

lots of airspace to cover... i wouldnt worry... th rest of NYC is going about their business, typically annoyed at the fact that they might have to catch a different bus on the way home

[YoungRemy]

Man I hope that person had renter's insurance

its a highrise doorman building... those folks own their property $$$

[QueenAdrock]

I would bet that there is always a fighter jet flying or at least hot(ready to fly at any given time) over DC.

On several occasions, I've seen stealth fighters come out of nowhere and just cut through the sky right above my building. It's cool after the initial shock.

[g-mile7]

Cory Liddle of the Yankees died...he was the pilot of the plane...so guess it is an accident

[YoungRemy]

Cory Liddle of the Yankees died...he was the pilot of the plane...so guess it is an accident

:eek: the plane was registered to Cory Lidle of the NYY

[g-mile7]

:eek: the plane was registered to Cory Lidle of the NYY
Fox said he piloted it and crash...might have been him in the seat they found...damn sad.

[b i o n i c]

his passport was found on the street

[bigblu89]

Yeah, it's been confirmed that Lidle was the pilot of the plane.

There have been 4 confirmed deaths so far.

Still no idea if it was a mechanical failure or exactly what happened.

[b i o n i c]

he just learned to ply 7 months ago. it was too cloudy to fly. he'd only had 95 flying hours as of last month

[paulb]

Cory Lidle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

Another good reason why Yankees could get some new starting pitching...


RIP

(yes, i know that was cruel)

[BGirl]

very sad :(

[YoungRemy]

Lidle was traded to NYY on July 30th, and returning from the NY area to his home after the Yankees lost their series...

unbelievable set of circumstances

[monkey]

well there go my plans to go on an UES walk. :/

those were really my plans. i <3 le gourmet salad

[Echewta]

his passport was found on the street
*snicker*

[Drederick Tatum]

half of Boston is probably all, "fuck yeah!"

[paulb]

half of Boston is probably all, "fuck yeah!"


why couldnt it be Manny Ramirez

[b i o n i c]

*snicker*

thats what the radio said

[YoungRemy]

he used to be a Met back in '97... I'm sure they will acknowledge this tragic accident at Shea tonight (if weather permits)

[b i o n i c]

"The debris that rained down on the street included burning parts of the plane, as well as the pitcher's passport, wallet and luggage. It is not clear whether Lidle or flight instructor Tyler Stanger was piloting the plane - but each had a set of controls." nypost (http://www.nypost.com/seven/10122006/news/regionalnews/bomber_pilot_crashes_plane_regionalnews_murray_wei ss________and_dan_mangan.htm)



im surprised it didnt all burn, i thought it went into the building, but a lot of the debris fell onto the sidewalk below

[Tone Capone]

Easy now let's not jump the gun here...

Lopp always has the cool hand... no doubt about it.

[Dorothy Wood]

is anybody else concerned that a plane was even able to fly close enough to the city to crash into a building? shouldn't lasers from space shoot it down first? :mad:

[Praying Mantis]

Worst part is his wife and son were on a commercial flight back to CA when it happened. Thats why it took so long to confirm his death. According to reports on ESPN they were going to have family and or a priest meet them at the airport.

[b i o n i c]

shouldn't lasers from space shoot it down first? :mad:

yeah it is. i dont like how the media is giving out all the rules (really lax ones) for small planes. anyone could fly a plane full of whatever, nose down into midtown manhattan. we need more lasers in space goddamnit

[Dr Deaf]

a newly minted VFR rated pilot decides to ignore the w/x brief, flies into IMC and crashes into an apt complex. there's no one to blame here except the PIC. i'm sure they'll be plenty of extended radius TFRs all over the city now.

yeah it is. i dont like how the media is giving out all the rules (really lax ones) for small planes. anyone could fly a plane full of whatever, nose down into midtown manhattan. we need more lasers in space goddamnit


you can fit a shit load more exposives in a mid sized SUV and drive it into your target a whole lot easier.

lets put a ban on all SUVs instead, k?

[b i o n i c]

the ORT on the TFN indicated a GPF on the VIX of the KLM on the way to the CHS. Its a shame the HHU or so LKS when the QWE is so LOL.

isnt it easier to fly a plane 12 minute from an out of town, low security airport than it is to drive an SUV through somewhat guarded entrances to the city. No guards to see a sweaty, nervous, driver in a car with possibly suspicious concealed windows or risking a request to search the contents of a packed car?

[Dr Deaf]

if its so easy, how come it has never been done yet?


...or is just a matter of time?

[b i o n i c]

i hope not. could you imagine being that dude and sitting in 2 hours of traffic to die? hell on earth already

i hope it doesnt

[Dr Deaf]

i hope not. could you imagine being that dude and sitting in 2 hours of traffic to die? hell on earth already

i hope it doesnt


as long as its not a black dude named fiddy cent in a lambo, he'd be aight.