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Aircraft flies into building 20 blocks from me

By purepedantry on October 11, 2006.

The NYTimes is reporting that an aircraft has crashed into a residential building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan:

A small plane crashed into a high-rise on the Upper East Side, raining down debris on Manhattan and unleashing what witnesses reported was a gigantic fireball, police said.

The aircraft struck 524 E. 72nd Street, a 50-story condominium tower.

The aircraft struck the 20th floor of a building on East 72nd Street, said Fire Department spokeswoman Emily Rahimi. Witnesses said the crash caused a loud noise, and burning and falling debris was seen. Flames were seen shooting out of the windows.

"There's huge pieces of debris falling," said one witness who refused to give her full name. "There's so much falling now, I've got to get away."

The Federal Aviation Administration said it was too early to determine what type of aircraft was involved, or what might have caused the crash in the middle of a hazy October afternoon.

Haven't been able to confirm any of this yet, but I am about to go running so I will post if I see anything.

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