• Small airplane crashed into 50-story residential building on Manhattan's East Side
• Aircraft is described as "general aviation fixed wing" by the FAA
• FDNY confirms at least one person was killed
• NORAD scrambles fighter aircraft though terrorism isn't suspected
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A small airplane crashed into a 50-story residential building on Manhattan's East Side on Wednesday, killing at least two people, the New York City Fire Department and New York City Police Department said.
Flames were shooting out from several windows midway up the luxury high-rise in a residential neighborhood. Paramedics and rescue workers are treating people on the ground.
The Federal Aviation Administration described the plane as a "general aviation" fixed-wing aircraft flying under visual flight rules, meaning a pilot was flying by visual landmarks.
