Small Aircraft Crashes Into NYC High Rise

When was Norad scambled Georgie, 1 hour to late if it was a terrorist attack. Well done Georgie you sure as hell are on the ball, protecting the homeland.
Associated Press October 11, 2006 02:52 PM

A plane crash has been reported on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Video from the scene shows at least three apartments in the high rise fully engulfed in flames.

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A small, fixed-wing airplane struck a building on Manhattan's upper East side around 2:45 PM, Eastern Time.

Some sources are indicating that the plane was registered to Yankee's pitcher Cory Lidle, who was set to return to Florida after the end of the season. Yankees manage Joe Torre has indicated that the plane did indeed belong to Lidle, and at least one source inside the Yankees has indicated that a member of the organization was indeed aboard the craft.

Wire reports have confirmed four deaths, and others are believed trapped in the floors above the fire. The structural integrity of the building is not believed to be threatened by the incident.
The building has been identified as a 50-story tall residential apartment complex, known as the Belaire Condominiums, located at 524 East 72nd Street and York Avenue.

Flames can currently be seen coming out of two floors, and four apartments are said to be heavily engulfed in flames.

The FAA indicates that it was a two-engine plane flying under "visual rules"--not in contact with any tower. CNN reported that the plane had taken off from Teterboro Airport in Bergen County, New Jersey.

Officials are indicating that, at this point, there is no reason to assume terrorist activity.
Admiral Tim Keating, commander of US Northern Command, told CNN that fighter aircraft were scrambled by NORAD to fly over several cities, after the crash, but wouldn't divulge how many or what cities.

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