Small plane hits a building in downtown Tampa

[jutka]

So far they say it's an accident. There's no link to a story yet. WIll update as soon as possible!

[Legs]

Wasnt a 727 or a cropduster....accident

[jutka]

Here's a story...

Plane Crashes Into Tampa Skyscraper


The Associated Press
Saturday, January 5, 2002; 6:27 PM

TAMPA, Fla. –– A small plane with a student pilot crashed into a downtown skyscraper Saturday after an unauthorized takeoff, the Coast Guard said.

The student left the St. Petersburg-Clearwater Airport in a Cessna 172 and ignored signals to land, then crashed into the Bank of America building, Coast Guard Lt. Lance Isakson said.

The plane was being followed by a Coast Guard helicopter before it crashed into the building.

A law enforcement official in Washington, speaking only on condition of anonymity, said Saturday evening the FBI does not believe the crash is related to terrorism but has sent agents to the scene.

Tampa Police Department spokesman Joe Durkin said there was no immediate word on injuries.

The tail of the plane dangled from the western side of the building, about 15 floors down from the roof, but the building did not appear to be on fire.

Two hijacked passenger planes were used to collapse the World Trade Center towers and attack the Pentagon in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. A fourth hijacked plane crashed in western Pennsylvania.

Some of the pilots in the hijackings had been trained at Florida flight schools.

Tampa Police and fire crews were on the scene. The crash occurred shortly after 5 p.m.

[justoleme]

he was trying to bank by air?

[old-reb]

According to a note found in the wreckage of the Cessna plane, Charles Bishop "expressed sympathy toward Osama bin Laden and the events of 11 September"

Remind you of anybody here?

old reb