Small plane crashed into Echelon building

FeistyFille · February 2010

at 183 & S 360

Just heard it on the news. Hope no one was hurt!

ETA: Make that Mopac & 183

thethomps · February 2010

No way! St. Ed's and our church are right there!

FeistyFille · February 2010

Building's on fire & being evacuated. Apparently there are quite a few businesses located in that building. Sad

MrsBeckO · February 2010

One of the eyewitnesses is saying the pilot was not taking evasive measures..

I wonder if the pilot was incapacitated or something?

How terrible.

MrsBeckO · February 2010

MrsRosie:
I hope none of our Nestie's friends or family members work there.

I know!

FeistyFille · February 2010

MrsRosie:
I hope none of our Nestie's friends or family members work there.

Me too. Sad

ACR · February 2010

wow. Our offices used to be in the building next to that!

thethomps · February 2010

MrsRosie:
I hope none of our Nestie's friends or family members work there.

JEC and I have friends who work at the church there. I know one of the guys who works at the Echelon bldg., since we use it for some of our church classes. I just hope everyone is OK. Sad

txbabs111 · February 2010

DH just called and told me to turn on the news. That is so scary! I hope that everyone is ok!

FeistyFille · February 2010

They've rescued several people so far. At least 2 are unaccounted for.

KateAggie · February 2010

News says it's building 1 of Echelon. No word on what offices are in that specific building.

EMTX · February 2010

HOLY S! (there goes my not cursing for Lent)... I used to drive by there every day when we lived in the Arboretum.

That is terrifying, I hope no one was hurt. Wow.

ETA: it could have been really bad, too, if it crashed on either of the highways.

Mainer-in-Texas · February 2010

Which building is the Echelon building? MH works at mopac and 183, but I don't know the name of his building, and he is not answering the phone. Google isn't helping. Hello heart attack.

austxgrl · February 2010

Oh no. That is so sad and scary.

thethomps · February 2010

Mainer-in-Texas:
Which building is the Echelon building? MH works at mopac and 183, but I don't know the name of his building, and he is not answering the phone. Google isn't helping. Hello heart attack.

They're the dark mirrored buildings across 183 from the Arboretum shops (Crate & Barrel, etc.).

FeistyFille · February 2010

Mainer-in-Texas:
Which building is the Echelon building? MH works at mopac and 183, but I don't know the name of his building, and he is not answering the phone. Google isn't helping. Hello heart attack.

Someone said it was building 1 of the Echelon complex. It looks like a 3 or 4-story building with lots of glass. It's off of Jollyville right at the 183 S and Mopac interchange.

I hope your DH is okay!!! Keep us posted please.

ETA: The buildings look really black on the news.

Abrooks · February 2010

Here is a link to the pics. https://www.kvue.com/news/local/Plane-crashes-into-Northwest-Austin-building-84704727.html

9340 Research is the address. Next to Grace Covenant Church.

MrsJEC · February 2010

thethomps:
MrsRosie:
I hope none of our Nestie's friends or family members work there.
JEC and I have friends who work at the church there. I know one of the guys who works at the Echelon bldg., since we use it for some of our church classes. I just hope everyone is OK.

I heard from two people in the church office that they are all ok, but they don't know any details of what's going on.

Baby C and I were just there yesterday. Shudder.

jdoman · February 2010

Oh wow, that is right next to where my office used to be. In fact, our company's servers are still located there, and might explain why they keep going down. Oh, I hope everyone is OK!

Mainer-in-Texas · February 2010

Thanks for the links. I finally got ahold of him, and it is not his building.

I hope everyone is okay.

MrsBeckO · February 2010

Mainer-in-Texas:
Thanks for the links. I finally got ahold of him, and it is not his building.
I hope everyone is okay.

Thank goodness.

austxgrl · February 2010

Mainer-in-Texas:

Thanks for the links. I finally got ahold of him, and it is not his building.

I hope everyone is okay.

Thank God! My heart dropped when I read your first post.

rssnlvr · February 2010

It's only about a mile from my building. You can see the smoke. So, so sad. And so scary to think that the plane could have crashed into ANY building in this area.... :-(

thethomps · February 2010

Mainer-in-Texas:
Thanks for the links. I finally got ahold of him, and it is not his building.
I hope everyone is okay.

I'm so happy. I'm about to cry tears of joy for you.

Taytee · February 2010

DH used to work that way, the building next to Z-Tejas, he's on S 360 now.

ebat · February 2010

Mainer-in-Texas:
Thanks for the links. I finally got ahold of him, and it is not his building.
I hope everyone is okay.

Oh good news!

KateAggie · February 2010

I cannot imagine how frightened the people that work there must be.

ditzydi_2000 · February 2010

That's so scary!

bobcatsteph · February 2010

I'm watching the live coverage on CNN. So scary..and sad.

MrsJEC · February 2010

Mainer-in-Texas:
Thanks for the links. I finally got ahold of him, and it is not his building.
I hope everyone is okay.

I am so glad to hear he's ok!

labbielover07 · February 2010

My mom just called me from DC because it is on the news out there too... she was worried that I was close to the area.

astroMom · February 2010

So scary! I work not too far from there, and it's just such a freak "accident" (so I hope)

saraprice · February 2010

H works in that building sometimes, he is an a/c tech., and they have an account with that building.

AustinMimi · February 2010

Mainer-in-Texas:
Thanks for the links. I finally got ahold of him, and it is not his building.
I hope everyone is okay.

Yay, Mr. Mainer!

MrsJEC · February 2010

I am watching the coverage on CNN right now, and it's just so scary and so sad. I hope and pray that everyone is OK. Is the one unaccounted for person the only one they don't know about it? Does that mean that everyone else survived? Or do they not know?

MrsBeckO · February 2010

KLBJ just said that TSA is suspecting it was an "act of intentional violence". I really hope they are just saying that to cover all possible angles and that it is NOT true.

KateAggie · February 2010

MrsBeckO:
KLBJ just said that TSA is suspecting it was an "act of intentional violence". I really hope they are just saying that to cover all possible angles and that it is NOT true.

MSNBC said on their newscast (I'm hearing this 2nd person) that the pilot torched his own home this morning (there was a major fire at a home in NW Austin this morning).

Abrooks · February 2010

KateAggie:

MrsBeckO:
KLBJ just said that TSA is suspecting it was an "act of intentional violence". I really hope they are just saying that to cover all possible angles and that it is NOT true.

MSNBC said on their newscast (I'm hearing this 2nd person) that the pilot torched his own home this morning (there was a major fire at a home in NW Austin this morning).

Woa. I haven't heard that yet. FBI is saying they believe it was an accidental crash. Plane hit low though - on second floor without trying to stop. So the pilot either was unconcious or it was intentional. CNN is saying the plane took off from Georgetown.

austxgrl · February 2010

From CNN.com posted at 11:03:Cynthia Reed, who works in the building next to the one hit, told CNN she saw people who apparently were trapped. "They were hanging out the windows, screaming for help," she said.

I pray that this is not true and just someone looking for attention.

michelleaxo · February 2010

KateAggie:

MrsBeckO:
KLBJ just said that TSA is suspecting it was an "act of intentional violence". I really hope they are just saying that to cover all possible angles and that it is NOT true.

MSNBC said on their newscast (I'm hearing this 2nd person) that the pilot torched his own home this morning (there was a major fire at a home in NW Austin this morning).

Holy Cow! Indifferent I hope that is not true.

MrsChristmas · February 2010

Apparently my SIL works in the building next door. My brother just posted this on his FB page:

"Wife just called and said a plane crashed into the building next door to her office... explosion shook her building. Apparently the building that got hit was an FBI building... FBI is evacuating her building right now."

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