On 10/11 a small aircraft slammed into the Belaire Apartments on the Upper East Side of NYC.
MSNBC reports;
NEW YORK - A small plane crashed into a high-rise condominium Wednesday on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, touching off a raging fire and stirring fears reminiscent of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Local affiliate WNBC reported four bodies had been found.
As I write this more info is coming in. "New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle was the pilot of a small airplane that crashed into a 50-story condominium in Manhattan, and Lidle is one of two confirmed dead."
CNN reports more right now;
- NEW: Plane registered to Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle
- NEW: Emergency call from plane indicated a possible fuel problem
- FDNY confirms at least one person was killed
- NORAD scrambles fighter aircraft though terrorism isn't suspected
Keep watching those sources and Yahoo! News.
Wow!
Comments
Yeah - it's a crazy scene up there. I was parked on 74th & 1st and couldn't get my car out. I also didn't realize that anyone had died until I just heard it on 1010 - sad...
Posted by: skore | October 11, 2006 6:44 PM
Yea, very sad. I heard traffic all over the Manhattan area, in and out, was horrible.
But very sad news.
Posted by: Barry Schwartz | October 11, 2006 9:16 PM