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    Small plane has crashed into a building in Austin, Texas

    A small plane has crashed into a building in Austin, Texas, the FAA says


    THAT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IMPACT FROM A SMALL PLANE!!! :shock:
    The three most common expressions in aviation are, "Why is it doing that?", "Where are we?" and "Oh Crap".

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    does not look small to me.
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    The three most common expressions in aviation are, "Why is it doing that?", "Where are we?" and "Oh Crap".

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    Re: Small plane has crashed into a building in Austin, Texas

    Pilot set his home ablaze before intentionally crashing plane- federal offical says :shock:
    The three most common expressions in aviation are, "Why is it doing that?", "Where are we?" and "Oh Crap".

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    Re: Small plane has crashed into a building in Austin, Texas

    Quote Originally Posted by Derf
    Pilot set his home ablaze before intentionally crashing plane- federal offical says :shock:
    Based on that, one begs to ask..."Did he work in the building he crashed into?"

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    Re: Small plane has crashed into a building in Austin, Texas

    IRS Building
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    Re: Small plane has crashed into a building in Austin, Texas

    A pilot doing that, it's very sad !

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    He had a dispute with the IRS. Seems like a very large fire considering the size of the plane.

    He posted a suicide note on his website at http://embeddedart.com but it seems to have been removed now, but you can read it here: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/ye ... tack1.html
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9

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    1. He was a former employee and wasn't happy.

    2. He owed back taxes, the IRS was going to take his home so he destroyed his home and then sought revenge on the IRS.

    I can't imagine what kind of mindset one has to be in to drive themselves to such an act.

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    Re: Small plane has crashed into a building in Austin, Texas

    It was a small plane folks. Tommy has it right. Guy was losing his house and figured he was going down the crapper so may as well go out with a bang. In bad times people just don't jump out of buildings anymore. They fly into them.
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    Re: Small plane has crashed into a building in Austin, Texas

    Based on Matt's link it looks like I was right and it was number 2. The IRS was going after him for unpaid taxes on unreported income. I'd love to see how much he really owes them.

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    Re: Small plane has crashed into a building in Austin, Texas

    Based on Matt's link it looks like I was right and it was number 2. The IRS was going after him for unpaid taxes on unreported income. I'd love to see how much he really owes them.
    MSNBC has been showing parts of his suicide note. Another rambling rant about hating the rich and how the government favors them. I guess it was all the rich people that had him evade his taxes too.
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    Re: Small plane has crashed into a building in Austin, Texas

    Quote Originally Posted by NIKV69
    Based on Matt's link it looks like I was right and it was number 2. The IRS was going after him for unpaid taxes on unreported income. I'd love to see how much he really owes them.
    MSNBC has been showing parts of his suicide note. Another rambling rant about hating the rich and how the government favors them. I guess it was all the rich people that had him evade his taxes too.
    You can read the whole thing at the link I posted above. :)
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9

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    You can read the whole thing at the link I posted above

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    Well the gov strikes again. Sadly this wont end untill somebody fixes this stuff. There are alot of mentally unstable people out there and as long as this stuff isnt fixed we will see more events like this.

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