The 71st Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 27, 1997, under high winds, which led to multiple mishaps involving the parade's signature balloons. A Cat in the Hat balloon collided with
The corner of 72nd Street and Central Park West (photographed in 2008), site of the near-fatal lamppost collision
Rudy Giuliani in 2000
On October 11, 2006, a Cirrus SR20 aircraft crashed into the Belaire Apartments on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City, United States, at about 2:42 p.m. EDT. The aircraft struck the north
1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
…responsible for any part of the settlement. The woman began traveling out of New York City each Thanksgiving. She gained attention again in 2006 when a plane crashed into her apartment. The engine landed in her bedroom while she was out of the house; the pilot, New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle, was killed, as was his flight instructor…
The impact site of the aircraft in the Belaire Apartments
A Cirrus SR20 similar to the aircraft involved in the incident
The main wreckage of the aircraft after it fell down to the sidewalk below
East-facing view of smoke from the building (right) shortly before the post-crash fire was extinguished