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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #25 on: February 18, 2010, 11:18:56 AM »
Quote from: djones520 on February 18, 2010, 11:14:09 AM
That does sound like someone who lost control of an aircraft to me.  I'm not a pilot, but if you know you were about to slam into a building, would you go full throttle on your engine?

IMHO...IF you were purposely aiming at the building...you would to try and maximize the damage.


NTSB spokesman is saying this was an intentional crash.

Breaking on Fox...the pilot set his house on fire before going to his plane and flying it into the building that houses the IRS.

NTSB is treating this like an intentional act.
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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #26 on: February 18, 2010, 11:20:05 AM »
I'm looking at the map of the area, there is no way in hell that pilot could not have some way missed that building.  It's a big ass open area.



Looking at the image Fox has of the building after the hit, it looks to me like the guy went in from the interstate side.
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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #27 on: February 18, 2010, 11:22:16 AM »
Bergstrom Airport is saying the plane did not take off from there.

DPS is trying to determine which airport it took off from.
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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #28 on: February 18, 2010, 11:22:24 AM »
Quote from: TxRadioguy on February 18, 2010, 11:18:56 AM
IMHO...IF you were purposely aiming at the building...you would to try and maximize the damage.


NTSB spokesman is saying this was an intentional crash.

Breaking on Fox...the pilot set his house on fire before going to his plane and flying it into the building that houses the IRS.

NTSB is treating this like an intentional act.

The FBI does have an office there as well.

http://helloaustin.com/Business_Profile/2560246_5/Federal_Bureau_Investigation.cfm

Anyone find an identity on the pilot yet?
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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #29 on: February 18, 2010, 11:23:40 AM »
Quote from: djones520 on February 18, 2010, 11:20:05 AM
I'm looking at the map of the area, there is no way in hell that pilot could not have some way missed that building.  It's a big ass open area.

Looking at the image Fox has of the building after the hit, it looks to me like the guy went in from the interstate side.

NO, it came in from the opposite side from the freeway according to a witness across the street at a real estate office.
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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #30 on: February 18, 2010, 11:24:04 AM »
Quote from: TxRadioguy on February 18, 2010, 11:18:56 AM
Breaking on Fox...the pilot set his house on fire before going to his plane and flying it into the building that houses the IRS.

WTF!
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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #31 on: February 18, 2010, 11:24:31 AM »
On one of the many stories I just read, it came over the interstate.  And it originated in Waco.  
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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #32 on: February 18, 2010, 11:25:06 AM »
Quote from: Thor on February 18, 2010, 11:23:40 AM
NO, it came in from the opposite side from the freeway according to a witness across the street at a real estate office.



Looks to me like a big ass hole in the building facing the interstate.
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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #33 on: February 18, 2010, 11:27:21 AM »
Fox Local is reporting domestic dispute as catalyst.

Man set his own house on fire.

IRS is in building and is office for those having disputes with IRS. Not known if that has anything to do with this situation.

Name of home owner hadn’t been released.
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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #34 on: February 18, 2010, 11:27:52 AM »
Quote from: djones520 on February 18, 2010, 11:25:06 AM


Looks to me like a big ass hole in the building facing the interstate.

It came in from the SW...and banked hard to the right before impact.
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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #35 on: February 18, 2010, 11:34:12 AM »
NORAD launched two F-16's in response to the crash.
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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #36 on: February 18, 2010, 11:37:41 AM »
Quote from: TxRadioguy on February 18, 2010, 11:34:12 AM
NORAD launched two F-16's in response to the crash.

And on another note, flight diverted to SLC after bomb threat. 

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/02/18/state/n092016S87.DTL&tsp=1
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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #37 on: February 18, 2010, 11:40:28 AM »
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The Austin American-Statesman newspaper reported on its Web site that EMS officials have taken two patients to the hospital, and that there are several "walking wounded" at the scene. Paramedics have set up a triage center at the scene.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,586581,00.html

The article also mentions the house fire but says it has not been confirmed.
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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #38 on: February 18, 2010, 11:42:48 AM »


Piper Cherokee 140
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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #39 on: February 18, 2010, 11:43:16 AM »
NBC is reporting that Joseph Stack burned down his house and his wife, Sheryl and child were fleeing the home as it burned. She's an Austin Musician.

They are saying he stole the plane.
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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #40 on: February 18, 2010, 12:00:58 PM »
Oh God! That's terrible! I have driven near that place many times.  :o
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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #41 on: February 18, 2010, 12:02:53 PM »
WTG, whack job!  It's idiots like this that give General Avaition pilots an undeserved bad rep.

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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #42 on: February 18, 2010, 12:03:45 PM »
Now CNN is reporting that the plane wasn't a Cherokee...it was a Cirrus SR-22




Ok...IMHO it just doesn't seem like either plane would carry enough fuel...even if they hit the building with the throttle wide open...to cause the damage I'm seeing with this building.
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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #43 on: February 18, 2010, 12:05:28 PM »
Quote from: TxRadioguy on February 18, 2010, 11:34:12 AM
NORAD launched two F-16's in response to the crash.

ETA:  The planes were scrambled from Ellington Field in Houston...for the lurking DUmmies they were from the 147th TFW...the same unit W flew with.   :fuelfire:
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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #44 on: February 18, 2010, 12:09:43 PM »
Bald headed Indian dude on CNN is saying it took off from the Georgetown Airport.
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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #45 on: February 18, 2010, 12:14:32 PM »
Quote from: TxRadioguy on February 18, 2010, 12:03:45 PM
..... it was a Cirrus SR-22

Ok...IMHO it just doesn't seem like either plane would carry enough fuel...

I love the SR-22. Beautiful plane.

The Cherokee 140 probably carries around 40 gallons of avation fuel, the SR-22 around 70 gallons, but that's a guess without looking it up.

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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #46 on: February 18, 2010, 12:19:09 PM »
KVUE in Austin says the second floor is in danger of collapsing.
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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #47 on: February 18, 2010, 12:19:41 PM »
Quote from: USA4ME on February 18, 2010, 12:02:53 PM
WTG, whack job!  It's idiots like this that give General Avaition pilots an undeserved bad rep.

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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #48 on: February 18, 2010, 12:19:57 PM »
Quote from: TxRadioguy on February 18, 2010, 12:19:09 PM
KVUE in Austin says the second floor is in danger of collapsing.

If anyone is still there, they have to get out soon.
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Re: BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Texas Office Building
« Reply #49 on: February 18, 2010, 12:20:40 PM »
Quote from: TxRadioguy on February 18, 2010, 12:19:09 PM
KVUE in Austin says the second floor is in danger of collapsing.

Time for the DUmmies to break out the chicken wire and bricks.
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