Not much info yet, the building is on 72nd and York.

CNN Link

Apparently it crashed into an apartment building...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15223650/

You just scared the shit out of me. My wife is on her way to meet me here at work after a doctors appointment in that neighborhood. York is right on the East River and there is a helipad by the Waterclub over there. I hope not too many people are hurt...

wow....that fire looks intense....although I'm sure there is a least one casualty (somebody was flying the aircraft), I hope nobody was home at the time....

NORAD now scrambling jets as a precaution....

Live, local media coverage from the scene........


http://mfile.akamai.com/12913/live/reflector:45117.asx

CNN is reporting that "as a precautionary measure" fighters are being scrambled in cities across the U.S.

Now, we've had similar incidents sicne 9/11 (I recall a teenager flying a plane into an office building in Florida) and I don't recall fighters being scrambled.

Hopefully that's just over-reactionary.

It seems to be a bit of an overreaction...but who knows? Have they confirmed that it was a small plane?

FAA has officially stated it was a "fixed-wing" aircraft, and has ruled out the possibility this was a copter.

That's according to the feed VRI provided (thanks for that).

Everything I'm reading seems to have different information - and just about everyone is citing what someone else reported as part of their own reporting.

The most updated story on MSNBC.com leads with:



But then further down in the story they say:



I don't know if that means they aren't sure if it was a plane or helicopter, or just that they aren't sure what type of plane.

The other thing that stands out:


That's good. We don't need 10/11 to turn into another 9/11. Of course, it's also an early report, so we'll see.

It's a wet and hazy day here in the city. I'm over on 20th and 11th and can't see any column of smoke (of course I'm about 65-70 city blocks away). That is right where my ex's grandmother lives. Don't know if I should call, our last talk together was horrible. I'm sure it's fine.

Edit: Washed out an earlier post that I wrote before the news came out.

10:37 PM now. Unbelievable.

Channel 4/NBC here in NY reporting no structural damage to the building…no firefighter casualties…fire appears to be under control…the plane apparently didn’t penetrate into the building; just hit and went up in flames…lots of debris on the street…

Sadly, a charred body strapped into a plane seat was on the ground. God.

The plane took off from Teterboro, NJ and was scheduled to land in White Plains, NY…witnesses are saying that the plane was flying straight & then took a 90-degree turn in an out-of-control fashion…doubtful it’s an attack, more so mechanical failure…

According to WCBS - this plane had recently been purchased by Cory Lidle of the Yankees.

Wow.

holy crap.....CNN says Lidle was the pilot....

CNN is reporting that the plane was registered to Cory Lidle and that it was believe that he was the pilot at the time of the crash.

Holy Crap.

Edit: ESPN is reporting that Cory Lidle was the pilot and is confirmed dead at the age of 34. So sad

Cory Lidle? Geez, could this week get any worse for the MFY?

EDIT: Cory Lidle died. Wow. That's really sad.

Wow - I'm just floored by this.

Jeebus, what are the odds?

Condolences to Lidel's family....

Oh, wow. This is...

Wow. I think, if I had to have picked a favorite Yankee, Lidle might've been the one. Wow.

This has been noted elsewhere, but it merits its own thread. There's more to life than baseball, and this is horrible news.

edit: threads now merged

Wow. That just makes a sad story a bit sadder.

Oh, wow. I've been watching this all day. I was thinking about how tough it would be to watch for the family of whoever was flying it. Floored by the fact that its Corey Lidle.

RIP. NOBODY is anything but devestated by this.

OMG that's just horrible. I have no idea what to say to something like this. My condolences go to his family.

WCBS web site still says no word on whether Lidle was in the plane. What is ESPN's source?

Either way, wow. This is just bizarre.

Indeed, Cambridge. Indeed.

Incredibly sad news. It's hard to find any words here.

MSNBC has officially confirmed it.

This appears to be confirmed.........

BREAKING NEWS: CNN is reporting that Yankees manager Joe Torre confirmed the plane that crashed into a Manhattan high-rise building today is registered to Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle. Lidle, who is a pilot, was scheduled to be flying today. --Developing


edit: couldn't help but to think of Thurman Munson right away......

God, Channel 4 is saying they located his passport on E. 72nd Street.

Wow....I'm kinda shaking right now....wow...what an awful awful thing

Wow!!!

Unreal!

Just saw this. Terrible news for all baseball fans to lose a player like that, Yankee or not. Condolences to all Yankees fans especially.

Makes me wish the Yankees had won their division series. Lidle wouldn't have been flying if they were still playing. This is just horrible.

Was Abreu on the plane? Rumor at nyyfans, has anyone heard anything?

Unbelievable. I don't know what to say. So terrible.

Really sad, but probably another case of an inexperienced low-time pilot flying a complex airplane... Lidle got his pilot's license about two years ago. I don't know if he had an instrument rating, but it's possible that he was trying to stay VFR under the 1,500 foot ceiling and ran out of sky. The CNN report said it was being operated under VFR. The ceiling was 1,500 feet with 7 miles visibility at TEB at 3 pm. That's marginal, even for an experienced pilot.

Lidle's airplane is a Cirrus SR-20. I don't know what model it is, but the SR-20 cruises at around 150 knots, which is 165 mph.

One mistake that beginning pilots commonly make, especially in new airplanes like the Cirrus, is they pay too much attention to all the bells and whistles on the intrument panel and don't look out the window. GPS will take you there, but it won't tell you where the buildings are.

With 7 miles visibility, at 165 mph, you have seconds to react between the time you see something and you close in on it.

1 guy said an instructor was in the plane. Someone else said no one was. I don't think Abreu was in the plane.

Just shocking, awful news. A young man who had his best years ahead of him, this is truly a shame. My heart goes out to his family, friends, and the Yankee fans. Rest in peace, Mr. Lidle.

First Munson, now this...

I'm a sox fan and he was a yankee, but this is far and away not the time to draw lines.

He may have been a Yankee, but he was human too, and for this I offer my condolences to all those affected, including that team 206.3 miles away....

Also on CNN:



This is just bizarre. That's all I can think to say. Bizarre.

My heart feels like it's about to pop out of my chest, too. I don't care that the guy was a Yankee for half a season (and none of us should), this is just a terrible day for baseball. I really don't know what else to say. Bizarre, sad, shocking...

WFAN is reporting that he was alone on the plane at the time but I've not seen that anywhere else. Earlier reports were that 2 were aboard...

What a shame, I just saw it on the ticker.

Thoughts & prayers out to the entire Lidle family.

ESPN reporting the same:

'The FBI believed Lidle was the only person aboard the plane and the other three deaths occurred inside the building.'


Source:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2621860

Wow.

Just.

Wow.

How sad, I give my condolences to the Lidle family and Yankees fans. I'm wondering how the plane got from New Jersey to there? Very sad to see something like this.

It's very close (Correct me if I'm wrong) to the 30th anniversary of Munson's crash...

Terrible...Still hoping it's not true...

Still conflicting reports coming out, WNBC TV is still saying that there appears to be two dead from inside the plane....they're also reporting 10 people taken to the hospital, 6 of them are firemen and 1 was 'dead on arrival'.

It'll take awhile to get all the facts straight.....

August 2...

Munson's crash occured on 8/2/79

Aug. 2, 1979 was Munson.

Lots of conflicting reports right now but ESPN and ABC were reporting that Lidle's family may have no clue what has happened as they were scheduled to fly today also. How horrible..my condolences to the Lidle Family, the Yankee Family and to all those affected by the loss of Cory.