# Small Plane Crashes into Building in Austin, TX

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 18, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-plane-crashes-into-building-in-austin-tx/529484 "2010-02-18T16:56:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-plane-crashes-into-building-in-austin-tx/529484/81 "2010-02-20T05:14:11Z")

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Frankly, I’m surprised it took this long for that sort of “security risk” story to show up.

I think the flight plan business is connected to the weird idea a lot of the general public has that air traffic control somehow has a “remotely turn off airplane engine” button next to their desks.

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**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-plane-crashes-into-building-in-austin-tx/529484/82 "2010-02-20T06:04:12Z")

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> [@Broomstick](#):
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> I think the flight plan business is connected to the weird idea a lot of the general public has that air traffic control somehow has a “remotely turn off airplane engine” button next to their desks.

that would explain a couple of flights I’ve been on. They should give more warning.

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