Fritzi From United Arab Emirates, joined Jun 2001, 2762 posts, RR: 2 Reply 1, posted (11 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 2677 times:
CleCo From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 569 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (11 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 2643 times:
CleCo From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 569 posts, RR: 4 Reply 4, posted (11 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 2575 times:
Fritzi From United Arab Emirates, joined Jun 2001, 2762 posts, RR: 2 Reply 5, posted (11 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 2538 times:
Bay news until now only says a small plane crashed into a downtown Tampa Skyscraper.
OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (11 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 2526 times:
Initial reports (take em with a grain of salt the size of a 1969 Buick) are that it was a Cessna 150, and it was a student pilot. If so, it would appear that he's just flunked...
Av8trxx From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 657 posts, RR: 7 Reply 8, posted (11 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 2487 times:
What "Tampa media" had this story? The TV? The radio? There are no reports on CNN or the internet via Reuters or the Associated Press at this time on any such event. Got a link?
CPDC10-30 From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2000, 4759 posts, RR: 26 Reply 11, posted (11 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 2411 times:
EWR757 From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 360 posts, RR: 9 Reply 12, posted (11 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 2402 times:
Av8trxx From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 657 posts, RR: 7 Reply 14, posted (11 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 2367 times:
Blurb from CNN now on.......
A 15 year old STUDENT PILOT crashed into the Bank of America building. No additional details.
Interesting, since you can't solo until you are 16! Wonder if it was an instructional flight?
Singapore_Air From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2000, 13711 posts, RR: 21 Reply 15, posted (11 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 2363 times:
MSNBC NEWS BULLETIN
Small plane hits Fla. building
No fire reported after impact
Serge From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 1989 posts, RR: 3 Reply 17, posted (11 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 2326 times:
This is awful... I hope this doesn't impact GA with a lot of restrictions now... God be with the pilot.
Singapore_Air From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2000, 13711 posts, RR: 21 Reply 18, posted (11 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 2315 times:
FIRST ARTICLE
Reuters.com
Small Plane Crashes Into Tampa Building
January 05, 2002 05:47 PM ET
MIAMI (Reuters) - A small plane crashed into the Bank of America building in Tampa, Florida late on Saturday afternoon, the Tampa Tribune reported in its Web site.
The newspaper said the plane was being followed by a Coast Guard helicopter.
Television footage showed the tail of a small plane hanging out of the window of the building. The plane's number was X237IN.
Fritzi From United Arab Emirates, joined Jun 2001, 2762 posts, RR: 2 Reply 22, posted (11 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 2245 times:
Where did you hear of the LA crash?
Was it a large or small aircraft?
CleCo From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 569 posts, RR: 4 Reply 23, posted (11 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 2247 times:
Fritzi From United Arab Emirates, joined Jun 2001, 2762 posts, RR: 2 Reply 24, posted (11 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 2235 times:
Whats going on?????????
25 Singapore_Air: Sure? Source. Reuters ain't catched on to it if it is one yet...
27 No1racer: Hey guys, here is a link to the building, copy it and it is 42 floors http://www.skyscrapers.com/english/worldmap/building/0.9/128612/index.html Since
28 CleCo: Any chance these two crashes are related? I doubt it, after hearing the pilot in Tampa was a 15 year old. Jake
29 CleCo: NBC Cleveland just showed pictures of BOTH. Jake
30 Crank: that's right, a small plane crashed 27 miles southeast of Los Angeles according to CNN
31 Serge: What kind of plane crashed in LA? OMG and details? ...Serge
32 Mcringring: CNN: crash in LA was a small 2-engine. Crashed into a vacant lot. At least 1 dead. That's all for now.
33 CPDC10-30: Funny I don't see anything about this on Newsworld or CTV Newsnet. If there are two crashes, whoever planned this needs a brain transplant as it is Sa
34 Deltaflyertoo: The crash in LA is not really in LA. It is in Orange County somewhere in some vacant lot. Not in any building. It looks like a big coincidence.
37 OPNLguy: >>>Any chance these two crashes are related? I doubt it, after hearing the pilot in Tampa was a 15 year old. Agree... Tampa has the media all hyped-up
38 Deltaflyertoo: To add to OPNL guy's comments, the one in LA is in as un glamourous area as you can get. It really is far from LA and is near many ga airports in the
39 Boeing nut: U. S. Coast Guard statement saying it was a 172.
40 J_hallgren: Local TPA news says airspace is closed..as is downtown Tampa...area within two blocks blocked off..
41 Pshifrin: Coast Guard statement (from MSNBC) Coast Guard notified that there was an unauthorized takeoff from st. petersburg / clearwater aircracft. Coast Guard
42 Fritzi: These crashes are no big deal. No sites have any info and the ones that do don´t really seem to care very much.
44 Singapore_Air: TV news websites seem like a load of pap tonight! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR @ them
45 Lowfareair: took off from PIE, crashed at 5:05pm. Wings came off as soon as plane hit the building, coast guard helicopter chasing it for not having flight plan.
46 Mah4546: These small plane crashed are becoming all too common! Thank god everyone is okay in the Tampa accident. These are the third and fourth small plane cr
47 Singapore_Air: Small plane crashes into Tampa skyscraper January 5, 2002 Posted: 5:59 PM EST (2259 GMT) The plane's tail hangs from the Bank of America building in T
49 Boeing nut: Yea, but they weren't into biuldings.
50 Pshifrin: here's a link with picture http://tbo.com/
51 Singapore_Air: MSNBC: http://msnbc.com/news/682652.asp?0cm=c10 Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,42286,00.html ABC News: http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap
52 UK_Dispatcher: Probably just some extreme nutter trying to make his mark!!!! ...and he did it on a Saturday so he didn't miss school!
53 Skyhawk: Just saw the BBC coverage of this, pictures-not much of a fire just within the immediate area of the plane. Couldn't tell what kind of plane it was an
54 VirginFlyer: Last time I checked, Birmingham (where the Chalenger crashed) was in the UK, not the USA V/F
55 Skyhawk: More coverage from BBC. There was in fact no fire, the reporter was speaking to the Tampa PD. The area was being sprayed with foam to prevent any spar
56 Jhooper: Just what we need when we're trying to protect our privilege to fly.
57 Serge: Yeah, probably just some farthead that did this on purpose... its not hard at all to change your heading/course/whatever even if you are close to impa
58 J_hallgren: Airspace now open...15yr old English student took off without instructor and unauthorized...CG helo was on routine mission...was diverted to check on
59 Boeing nut: I have a feeling that this may have been just a kid taking himself out.
60 UK_Dispatcher: Apparently it was an English student A student from England.........or a student studying English?
62 UK_Dispatcher: Sorry - that last comment of mine went into the wrong discussion!!
63 J_hallgren: CG officer on interview said "English student" but he was not sure of that...he was told that by ATC...
64 J_hallgren: Local news (TPA) said impact was on 20th floor into a law firm that had a few people working today...the window he hit was quite close to the edge of
65 PSU_DTW_SCE: Whatever this is, the media, must not care anymore, didn't make top story on ABC or NBC nightly news.
66 No1racer: Hi guys, Has anyone heard more about the Boulder, Colorado crash? A four-engine commuter plane is what I have heard. Will keep updates coming, and by
68 Sleekjet: I can't believe we haven't heard anything as to the condition of the kid. Surely he didn't just walk away from this. Anyone got facts on this?
69 Heavymetal: FYI VFlyer... Check again. Birmingham (the one with USA after it) is a mid sized city in the state of Alabama. I doubt the kid made it. Next question:
70 OPNLguy: >>>I can't believe we haven't heard anything as to the condition of the kid. Surely he didn't just walk away from this. Anyone got facts on this? That
71 SWA TPA: The kid is confirmed dead now. My husband and I actually flew that very Cessna over the summer down to Venice FL. It was a REAL nice plane.
73 SWA TPA: There is another GA airport called Peter O'Knight (TPF) thats within minutes of these buildings, Its real close to Macdill AFB as well.
74 AgnusBymaster: A little while ago, FOX News reported that it was a "Cessna Airlines propellor plane" Whatever next...
75 RP TPA: I live right here in Tampa. My girlfriend and I were coming home from a restaurant when we heard about this on the radio. Drove to downtown Tampa (we
77 FSPilot747: I just heard about the LA crash too. It was at Fullerton Airport (FUL). It's where my flight school is. It's a tiny airport. I just called and she sai
78 Drcv41: there was a crash in /around boulder about two hrs after the tampa crash. Bad day for GA.....dr
79 Pilot1113: What class is the Tampa/St. Petersburg airport? - Neil Harrison
80 LY744: Mah4546, last week's crash of that biz jet happened in Birmingham, England. LY744.
81 Goldenshield: the first one sounds like Death by Airplane. We had one a few years back where a pilot rented a 152 and crashed it into a mountain. The second one in
82 J_hallgren: Ok..based on 11pm TPA news..it was the 28th floor...and a lawyers office...he was working there earlier today...both wings sheared off and landed on s
83 RP TPA: Pilot1113... I'm not sure what "class" St Pete/Clearwater airport is, but it's a smaller airport mostly used for private planes, with a few well-known
84 Flyf15: St. Pete/Clearwater is Class D, underneath Tampa Class B. The Class D airspace abuts the portion of Tampa's Class B to the surface.
85 J_hallgren: Had he crashed into the right building at MacDill, he might have gotten maybe more attention...since that's where US CentCom is... the "war" in Afgani
86 ThirtyEcho: You ought to check out the message boards on Yahoo about this: ban private planes, close the flight schools, nobody under 30 can take lessons, no kids
87 Clipperhawaii: Tourist guy! In that picture...I see him...on the ledge looking out...black hat...smirking...no wait...THAT'S not him...its just some kid...in pieces.
88 Bruce: Obviously it was a planned suicide. But I have to say that i think there'll be some lawsuits now.....charging that the school did not properly secure
89 Mikola: I flew in N2371N on Thanksgiving day, and once while i was doing my Instrument training at National. Nice aircraft, expensive, but nice and people ren
90 FSPilot747: This is gonna suck. I sense that most of the general public which don't know squat about aviation are gonna start pushing for the end of general aviat
91 Serge: Yep, exactly right FSPilot747... But I won't give up and I will defend GA wherever I can in my small town of Williston, ND.... And everyone else shoul
92 Accidentally: Says here boy supported Bin Laden.. http://apnews.excite.com/article/20020106/D7GSC6LO0.html
93 Jhooper: We don't need more laws raising the age at which students can learn to fly. The current age requirements (16 for solo and 17 for certification) is per
94 FSPilot747: I don't think they really will change the age limit, or at least I really hope not. If they do, than they will have to change the driving age. A hell
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This is awful... I hope this doesn't impact GA with a lot of restrictions now... God be with the pilot.
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