# What's happening in NY?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-happening-in-ny/80851>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 11, 2001, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-happening-in-ny/80851 "2001-09-11T13:08:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-happening-in-ny/80851/1 "2001-09-11T13:08:49Z")

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Just heard on the radio that 2 planes crashed into the 2 world trade towers. WTF?!

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**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-happening-in-ny/80851/2 "2001-09-11T13:14:52Z")

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believed to be a terrorist attack. one plane into each building. Looks like Cessna’s.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-happening-in-ny/80851/3 "2001-09-11T13:23:05Z")

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[There is another thread on this.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=86458)

FWIW, those were no Cessnas. The first one, which I didn’t see, is described as a “commuter aircraft”. I’m guessing a Fairchild or deHavilland turboprob. The second aircraft, which I did see, was a twin-engine jet; possibly a 737.