[DagoIgnog]

The FBI has told the BBC that there is no indication that the crash is terrorism-related.

[girlsround]

Well the UN says it is a helicopter, the FAA says it is a plane... so when they make up their minds we may know.......

[indocrew]

Ah, but tinfoilhat.com has reported that it was a cruise missile with "I [heart] Texas" painted on the side. Whaddaya think of that?

[DianaDrk]

I patiently wait for Che to claim it's an obvious election ploy by the Republicans.

[Wheegiabe]

Reminds me of the suicide of Charls Bishop
who commited suicide in 2002 by steering a small plane
into a Bank of America building.

[gennickhif]

The scale of this event was what I was first believing when I heard about WTC on the radio 2001. A Cessna or something.

[Abarricoss]

Well, technically it's a UFO until they figure out exactly what it was

[Mabeavyledlib]

And Cory Lidle was confirmed to be the pilot, and is confirmed to be dead.

[tousuarshatly]

Fox News reports it was Al Queda, the operative screaming "Death to America!" so loudly that dozens of bystanders overheard.

[finasteridonline]

Originally posted by Ninot
Wow, if he was in the plane, I'm astounded.

edit: Just saw Asher's post

Holy Cow.

R.I.P. Cory Lidle

[Dabdklwu]

Originally posted by Asher
And Cory Lidle was confirmed to be the pilot, and is confirmed to be dead. Sure, and this just coincidentally "happens" to occur just after the Second Boston Massacre...

[Lenny Hensley]

[badtaste]

Inadaquate Yankee's pitching staff, being blasted too many times with old insult "you couldn't hit the broad side of a barn" finally snaps.

[/badtaste]

[Ruidselisse]

Originally posted by Tattila the Hun
10-11-6 is 9-11-01 upside down.....

Spooky. Even more proof!

and exhibit C:


A young Bostonian mourns the death of Lidle.

[GEAntonio]

Originally posted by Winston
"R.I.P. Cory Lidle"

Sure, he was such a swell guy until he decided to imitate the 9/11 attacks in his own little way. Are you on denaturated or have you just forgotten to take your pills tonight ?

[GinaIsWild]

Hey, dumbass:

There is no confirmation of fatalities in the building. (edit - there's one, other than the pilot, according to FDNY) All indications are that the crash was accidental, due to mechnical failure or possibly a combination of mechanical failure and pilot error.

The apartment building is a friggin' block from the East River, so it ain't like it's in the middle of Manhattan. The plane was reported to be turning when it went out of control, lost altitude and went into the building.

There's also nothing to indicate that the plane was out of its designated VFR route until the pilot reported problems with the plane to (La Guardia?) tower.

[RLRWai4B]

Déjà vu.

Whoa.

I know kung fu.

[neniajany]

Chill please

[GoodLover]

Originally posted by Winston
I'm sorry, but people usually don't just accidentally fly into high rise buildings. Actually I think young Winston doesnt quite envision the urban layout of upper Manhattan. I suppose Hong Kong is denser. If youre over the east river and are turned west, it would be hard NOT to hit a building. If you have an MS flight sim, take a look. Or do a google earth on upper Manhattan (the part east of Central Park).

[voksveta]

Hmm, which to trust... Winston's "common sense", or the facts of the case. Man, what a tough choice....really, terribly tough choice there.

[BliliBoopsy]

Originally posted by Winston
I do envision Upper Manhattan quite well, thank you. I stayed for 10 days last year at a hotel 13 streets from the site of today's crash.

You hit a building like that right in the center, horisontally, and it is no accident. A little common sense will go a long way toward this realisation. winston, if the plane if flying at an even, what is it, pitch yaw? its gonna hit horizontally. Right in the center? Do we know the spot to the inch were the nose hit? Its as likely to hit in the central third as in, say the left third.