Small plane crashes into Austin office building - Quoting a "federal official," CNN also reported that the unnamed pilot set his home ablaze before
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The guy is an insane idiot.
DRUDGE EXPLAINS IT:
AUSTIN FIREBALL: MAN TARGETS IRS WITH PLANE
Video from kxan - plane was full throttle upon impact
That's a lot of damage for a "small plane".
Starting to remind me of another incident. First reports, small plane ....
From the Star Telegram:
UPDATE -
Quoting a "federal official," CNN also reported that the unnamed pilot had set his home ablaze before stealing the plane.
The pilot has been identified as Joseph Andrew Stack, television station KXAN reported.
AUSTIN -- A small single-engine airplane has crashed into an office complex in North Austin, reports say.
The seven-story office building, described as the Echelon building, is in the 9400 block of Research Boulevard, according to Austin fire officials. The site is near U.S. 183 and MoPac.
The FBI said there is nothing at this point that indicates that the crash is anything more than an accident at this time.
Initial reports were that the Austin field office of the San Antonio FBI were in the building, but it was later learned that the FBI offices are in a nearby building.
The nearest airport is Austin Bergstrom International Airport, which is some 15 miles away, in southeast Austin, and the crash site is reportedly on the flight path for that airport.
The Austin American-Statesman is offering live streaming video of the plane crash via traffic camera: here.
Austin-Travis County EMS Assistant Director James Shamard told the Statesman that smoke is visible for at least a mile.
The Statesman reported that two people were unaccounted for.
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photo shows quite a bit of damage for a small plane
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video report from Austin News Kxan.com
News8 Austin
". . .Two people have been transported to the hospital after a small plane crashed into a building in the 9400 block of Research Blvd. across from Arbor Walk.
Austin fire officials said crews had rescued multiple people, and one person is still unaccounted for. So far, there have been no reports of any deaths.
Crews on the scene reported still seeing debris fly off the building an hour after the crash. The fire was also still burning on the inside of the building. The debris is believed to be from firefighters breaking glass windows to vent the building.. ."