Small aircaft crashes into NYC apartment

[flyboy 28]

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

:-/

[beaky]

This occured pretty close to where I am today.. didn't see or hear anything.
Wx not bad at the time of the accident (although getting worse now); it struck at about 250 MSL right near the East River.

[beaky]

Raining now; that will help with the fire, if they haven't already put it out.

I may walk up that way after work to see if I can ID anything... doubt I'll be able to get very close, though.

[Mobius]

Said it was an Cirrus SR-20, apparently flown by a pitcher for the Yankees, Cory Lidle.  Sad news to see anything like this happen, but all it seems like the media cares about is Lidle, as I haven't heard anything about the people in the building, on the ground, or anyone else in the airplane.  Sad news again...

[beefhole]

Oh fantastic-the local news just talked about how he was a relatively new pilot (NOT in a way that suggested that was the reason for the crash) and showed film of him taxiing in a 172 with one of the news anchors, (he had taken them flying two or three weeks after he got his license) now my mom is having a nervous breakdown.  Fly-in lunches with dad now in jeopardy

[Politically Incorrect]

Oh fantastic-the local news just talked about how he was a relatively new pilot (NOT in a way that suggested that was the reason for the crash) and showed film of him taxiing in a 172 with one of the news anchors, (he had taken them flying two or three weeks after he got his license) now my mom is having a nervous breakdown.  Fly-in lunches with dad now in jeopardy

If you haven't noticed already the media has always had a thing for making aviation appear to be the most dangerous thing ever.

To bad for the families of those involved and for aviation in general.

[beefhole]

If you haven't noticed already the media has always had a thing for making aviation appear to be the most dangerous thing ever.

To bad for the families of those involved and for aviation in general.

I should've stressed more that they actually did it very well-the reporter was visibly rattled because she had personally flown with him.  They spoke about how he was a new pilot only as information, not as an indictment, and mentioned his passion for flying.  Just seeing someone similar (to myself) was enough to set my mom off though.

[freedomhays]

here it is,
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... rtxt=929cd

[pepper_airborne]

Your cained to have things like this happend, no matter how safe a plane is. Oh well, luckily it were only a few people that died.