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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 10:54 AM
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Small plane crashed into a building in Manhatten!!!!!
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 10:56 AM
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Reported to be an apartment building. Nobody knows what kind of aircraft it is or how/why it happened.
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 10:56 AM
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not on cnn.com yet

edit-now it is
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 10:57 AM
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It's apparently a helicopter.
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how small of a plane?
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 10:58 AM
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It was apparently a helicopter, crashed into a high rise apartment building.
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FAA says its a multi-engine small plane :eek3:
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 11:02 AM
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damnit, hope its not bad.
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 11:03 AM
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Oh shit... :eek4:
It looks like it's confined to two units on one floor, however. :hs:

EDIT: it sounds like weather played a role in this.. no word on wind speed, but it is overcast. Also, no definitive word on whether it was a small plane or helicopter.
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Originally Posted by Jani
FAA says its a multi-engine small plane :eek3:
They said it was a helicopter according to the FDNY....now they said that according to the FAA they're calling it a "small aircraft."
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