Aircraft Crashes Into Manhattan Building

Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:54 PM EDT

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Maaz

WHoa! I just watched this on CNN, crazy.

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2 votes

#2 - Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:15 PM EDT

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Dan Dickinson

Pictures from the street.

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9 votes

#3 - Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:24 PM EDT

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Vulgrin

Go citizen media go!

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4 votes

#3.1 - Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:31 PM EDT

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Vulgrin

Newsvine Staff: There is a wonderful mashup opportunity here.... give an easy way to link and post Flickr pics in your articles / comments....

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2 votes

#3.3 - Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:19 PM EDT

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firsty

if this is the october surprise, this is the last you'll see of me.

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1 vote

#4 - Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:27 PM EDT

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cendicott

What does that mean?

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1 vote

#4.1 - Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:32 PM EDT

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firsty

phew.

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#4.2 - Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:59 PM EDT

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Ian Priestley

on 10-11

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3 votes

#5 - Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:28 PM EDT

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cendicott

"Fighter aircraft are being put in the air over several U.S. cities as a precautionary measure, NORAD tells CNN."

FAA confirms a fixed wing aircraft struck the building.

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2 votes

#6 - Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:36 PM EDT

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Ryan Joseph

This other Newsvine article says, quote:

Christine Monaco, a New York spokeswoman for FBI, said there was indication of terrorism in the crash, but that officials "have been sent to the scene as a routine." (emphasis added)

Was that a typo? I'm guessing so because why would they send agents "as a routine" if there really were indications of terrorism?

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#7 - Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:48 PM EDT

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Ryan Joseph

Forgot the link. My bad.

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1 vote

#7.1 - Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:48 PM EDT

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Deh Ehn

Christine Monaco, a New York spokeswoman for FBI, said there was no indication of terrorism in the crash, but that officials "have been sent to the scene as a routine." FAA spokesman Jim Peters said all three New York City-area airports are operating normally.

Looks like they changed it.

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1 vote

#7.2 - Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:56 PM EDT

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Ryan Joseph

Yeah, I just noticed that. That was quite a typo! :-)

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#7.3 - Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:02 PM EDT

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John Denney

Watching it live on Fox News, but nobody seems to have contacted the air traffic controllers in the area, who should know what planes were in the area, which one is missing, who was piloting it, and any passengers.

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2 votes

#8 - Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:53 PM EDT

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Vulgrin

I saw somewhere, on one of the news sites that the plane was operating on VFR and didn't need to be controlled by air traffic control...

Though, after 9/11 I find it hard to believe that they don't monitor and track every single plane anywhere near Manhattan...

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1 vote

#8.1 - Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:21 PM EDT

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John Denney

I just heard that small planes in the area are NOT closely tracked. The lower East river area is considered a free flight area, and small planes are allowed to just "fly around" there.

I guess terrorism is "no credible threat", in that regard.

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#8.2 - Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:28 PM EDT

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Vulgrin

I would assume that there are tour operators and advertisers that fly small planes all over NYC - I can see them wanting to protect their livelyhood after 9/11.

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#8.3 - Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:46 PM EDT

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Miss Dev

Hey - any of you in the area - are any surrounding buildings damaged? And what's the air like?

My sister and her family live at 5th and 72nd - but across the street from this. I'm a little (lot) freaked - so if anyone can give me some news as to the condition of the area - it will help.

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#9 - Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:25 PM EDT

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Dan Dickinson

From the WMC home page:

A small amount of debris from the ensuing explosion hit the top of the Imaging Center; at this time, we do not think any debris hit the S Building. A small amount of smoke from the fire was drawn into both buildings. Both buildings were evacuated immediately and the air intake for both buildings has been shut down.

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1 vote

#9.1 - Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:39 PM EDT

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Miss Dev

Thanks so much.

My sister has a week-old baby (my niece) - so I'm a bit worried about her.

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#9.2 - Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:48 PM EDT

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Daily News Rush

Oct 11 2006, Fox News, at 6:30PM EST reports that George Steinbrenner, owner of the NY Yankees, just confirmed that Cory Lidle was indeed the pilot that flew the plane that crashed into the New York apartment building, killing himself and one other, a female.

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1 vote

#10 - Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:32 PM EDT

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