Small Aircraft Crashes Into NYC High Rise Building

[Greg]

http://www.cnn.com/
http://www.foxnews.com/

Hopefully, this is minor. It's just eery though as this was how 9/11 was first reported...

 

[ALLSKIING]

It happened at 524 E 72nd street.

 

[zook]

And as my co-worker asked: "isn't today the 11th?"

It looks like an accident and that's all I'm hoping this is.

 

[ALLSKIING]

And as my co-worker asked: "isn't today the 11th?"

It looks like an accident and that's all I'm hoping this is.

Ouch iit is the 11th...Jim thats right near your hosp.

 

[YardSaleDad]

http://www.foxnews.com/

don't forget.

http://english.aljazeera.net/

 

[JimG.]

Ouch iit is the 11th...Jim thats right near your hosp.

Yup, HSS is on 71st.

 

[ChileMass]

Damn - I just saw that it was Cory Lidle's plane and he was killed! 2 people killed on the plane and 2 more on the ground. Just confirmed on the Boston TV stations......that's a shame......

FYI - Cory Lidle is a pitcher the Yanks just picked up on 7/31 with Bobby Abreu.

 

[FRITOLAYGUY]

This is making me sick to my stomach, i remember listeninig to Wfan 2days ago when Corey called in to defend himself against mike and chris, they were very hard on him about quotes he made and such, and now this.. My stomach hurts about this whole thing, very disturbing

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

thats my old neighborhood..lived on 79th and York....thoughts out to all those lost...tragic

 

[BeanoNYC]

Sad day for baseball. RIP Corey. I can't stop thinking about Thurman Munson now.

 

[Paul]

What's even more disturbing is that SI.com already has a photo gallery of "Athletes who died in plane crashes"

Buncha jackals. Let the body get cold first, at least.....

 

[JimG.]

I'm very sad for his young wife and 7 year old boy...terrible.

I must now rant...I don't get the fascination people have with these death trap balsa wood and rubber band airplanes. Why does an athlete who makes millions of dollars see the need to fly in what amounts to an airborne Yugo? And I don't understand why the Yankees, after losing Thurman Munson in 1979, would not have a clause in EVERY player contract stipulating that players are forbidden to fly these things. Please don't tell me about the high tech safety features like the parachute that is supposed to deploy in times of trouble...all that stuff blew up on impact.

I'm not phobic about flying...I like flying in large or mid sized airplanes. The feeling is enjoyable, so I understand the attraction. But why the need to go small and fly a shoebox? Especially when he could afford better?

I've been in small airplanes twice in my life...once was with my parents when I was a kid during a puddle jump in the Virgin Islands. Scared me to death. The second time was when I learned to skydive. Hypocritical? I don't think so. I wouldn't have set foot in that deathtrap without a parachute and the least stressful moment I had was jumping OUT of the airplane. That part was fun.

I'm sure there are folks in here who fly these things...no disrespect intended. I don't understand it. The margin for error may not be small, but the consequences of a mistake are all too frequently fatal.

This was a horrible waste of life.

 

[Greg]

I'm very sad for his young wife and 7 year old boy...terrible.

I must now rant...I don't get the fascination people have with these death trap balsa wood and rubber band airplanes. Why does an athlete who makes millions of dollars see the need to fly in what amounts to an airborne Yugo? And I don't understand why the Yankees, after losing Thurman Munson in 1979, would not have a clause in EVERY player contract stipulating that players are forbidden to fly these things. Please don't tell me about the high tech safety features like the parachute that is supposed to deploy in times of trouble...all that stuff blew up on impact.

I'm not phobic about flying...I like flying in large or mid sized airplanes. The feeling is enjoyable, so I understand the attraction. But why the need to go small and fly a shoebox? Especially when he could afford better?

I've been in small airplanes twice in my life...once was with my parents when I was a kid during a puddle jump in the Virgin Islands. Scared me to death. The second time was when I learned to skydive. Hypocritical? I don't think so. I wouldn't have set foot in that deathtrap without a parachute and the least stressful moment I had was jumping OUT of the airplane. That part was fun.

I'm sure there are folks in here who fly these things...no disrespect intended. I don't understand it. The margin for error may not be small, but the consequences of a msitake are all too frequently fatal.

This was a horrible waste of life.

The next comment will be something like "at least he died doing something he loved...."

I would be interested to know exactly what the risk of flying a plane such as this is though, Jim. Probably a hard thing to quantify, but often times you here things lke. "you're 50 times more likely to be killed in a car crash than when you [fill in the blank here]..." Again, the bottom line is that it's just sad that this little boy no longer has a daddy...

 

[SkiDork]

I'm very sad for his young wife and 7 year old boy...terrible.

I must now rant...I don't get the fascination people have with these death trap balsa wood and rubber band airplanes. Why does an athlete who makes millions of dollars see the need to fly in what amounts to an airborne Yugo? And I don't understand why the Yankees, after losing Thurman Munson in 1979, would not have a clause in EVERY player contract stipulating that players are forbidden to fly these things. Please don't tell me about the high tech safety features like the parachute that is supposed to deploy in times of trouble...all that stuff blew up on impact.

I'm not phobic about flying...I like flying in large or mid sized airplanes. The feeling is enjoyable, so I understand the attraction. But why the need to go small and fly a shoebox? Especially when he could afford better?

I've been in small airplanes twice in my life...once was with my parents when I was a kid during a puddle jump in the Virgin Islands. Scared me to death. The second time was when I learned to skydive. Hypocritical? I don't think so. I wouldn't have set foot in that deathtrap without a parachute and the least stressful moment I had was jumping OUT of the airplane. That part was fun.

I'm sure there are folks in here who fly these things...no disrespect intended. I don't understand it. The margin for error may not be small, but the consequences of a msitake are all too frequently fatal.

This was a horrible waste of life.

I'm also a pilot. The bigger and faster the planes are, the more likely an inexperienced pilot is to kill themselves. So for someone with low hours, the only sensible way to go is something small and slow.

 

[andyzee]

I'm also a pilot.

Now that's scary!

 

[SkiDork]

Now that's scary!

on KZone you've got: Kahuna, Red Rider, myself. Phantom, and some others I've forgotten

 

[JimG.]

So for someone with low hours, the only sensible way to go is something small and slow.

Or buy a small jet and hire your own pilot. If I had the millions these guys do, that's what I would do. I didn't mean to imply that Lidle should have gotten a bigger and faster airplane, my post was poorly written. I meant to say he shouldn't have been the pilot to begin with.

People made a big fuss when Ben Rothlisberger rode his motorcycle without a helmet...but nobody questions these small airplanes. So they are probably relatively safe to answer Greg's query.

Still, I don't understand why these athletes take the risk and try to fly themselves. I know, it's their choice.

Tell the little 7 year old boy Christopher that.

 

[SkiDork]

Or buy a small jet and hire your own pilot. If I had the millions these guys do, that's what I would do. I didn't mean to imply that Lidle should have gotten a bigger and faster airplane, my post was poorly written. I meant to say he shouldn't have been the pilot to begin with.

People made a big fuss when Ben Rothlisberger rode his motorcycle without a helmet...but nobody questions these small airplanes. So they are probably relatively safe to answer Greg's query.

Still, I don't understand why these athletes take the risk and try to fly themselves. I know, it's their choice.

Tell the little 7 year old boy Christopher that.

Yeah - it's participating is a risky sport/hobby when you've already got a huge income from something else you do. You could prolly lump skiing right into that, I think a lot of athletes aren't allowed to do it as written in their contracts

 

[FRITOLAYGUY]

Jim its just like how skiing is to you, it sets you free and you love it right? Well thats how he got away from it all, I like the fact he flew himself and didnt have to depend on hiring someone to fly him around, what the hell fun is that sitting on your fat ass playing cards in the back while someone else is flying you around?? I think thats an awesome hobby, just as u think skiing is.

 

[Grassi21]

The next comment will be something like "at least he died doing something he loved...."

Its been done. I was listening to Opie and Anthony this morning on the drive in. I can't remember if it was ESPN, Fox, CBS, or whoever, but O&A were bashing a newscaster that had the stones to pull out the "at least he died doing something he loved...." line on the air. I hate TV news.