Jess

An airplane just crashed into a building in Milan. Small plane, but still...

JBX

--<BR><BR>http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/04/18/italy.milan/index.html<BR><BR>Breaking news story on CNN says that small plan radioed an SOS with engine trouble.<BR>

nancy

Yes, very sad!<BR>My teen children are watching it,<BR>and already my son is telling me I can't go to Italy next month!<BR>We will have to wait and see.

xxx

This is extremely sad!<BR><BR>But, Nancy, by your son's logic, no one should ever go to Tampa again, either.

Rene

I don't think this was an accident. This plane went straight into the tallest building in Milan. He was circling the area and then directly hit the Pirelli Building. <BR>If you're having engine trouble and radio in, don't you think you would try to avoid the tallest building in a city?<BR>I'm not trying to be pessimistic just realistic to what's going on in the world.

wait&c

CNN says the pilot sent a radio message stating mechanical failure. There's no reason to panic just yet. Sad story though.

Jayelle

This brings back bad memories. Hopefully this will turn out to be a tragic accident only.

x

They said the plane's route was from somewhere in Switzerland to Linate. There was no reason for it to fly over the centro, this is no accident.

egg

Have a look at the BBC website at http://news.bbc.co.uk/<BR><BR>The impression seems to be that this was an accident.

Tony Hughes

He was an old(er) fellow, apparently. Mid 70's.

JBX

From what I've read & seen on news, still appears this was an unfortunate accident. Still, it's unsettling.<BR>

edd

current info<BR>\A small plane crashed into Milan's tallest building on Thursday, killing three people and gouging a huge gash in the side of the 32-story structure. An Italian news agency reported the plane's 75-year-old pilot had issued an SOS before the crash. Italian officials say the crash appears to be an accident.<BR><BR><BR>FROM CNN WEB SITE JUST NOW

nancy

XXX,<BR>You are correct in that.<BR>Infact , with my son's logic,<BR>no-one should even step out their doorways!!<BR>But, we are talking about a VERY young teenager.<BR>This will be the first time I will be overseas, and away from them for such a length of time.<BR>He is just nervous,<BR>and has an overactive imagination,<BR>So one must make allowances, and cut him some slack!<BR><BR>Unless war breaks out in Europe, planes crashing into buildings daily , I will go!<BR><BR>What I did not like was the news media,<BR>who within 30 mins of the crash were heavily speculating, and even inferring that it was <BR>"highly suspicious"<BR>Sometimes those guys are out of control!<BR>

EU

I suppose poeple already know this, but just in case somebody does not:<BR><BR>The pilot was a 68 years old Swiss man. A pilot with 30 years of flying experience. He was going from Switzerland to Milan. So not a very likely terrorist candidate.<BR><BR>The speculations right now are that he either committed suicide (and took some others with him) or he got a stroke/heart attack (his age would suggest the latter).