The article said that it might have been mechanical failure, or he
flew into a cloud and got disoriented. It was an old article I
suppose.

I always avoid flying down the East River, it's just too narrow. Even
the Hudson River needs a large bank when making a 180 after the George
Washington Bridge.

On Jul 13, 3:09 pm, "Dan Luke" wrote:
"Felix" wrote:
Some people say it was mechanical failure, others
say it because he flew into a cloud...

Who says that? What mechanical failure? What cloud?



He also probably didn't realize that his rate of
turn wasn't quick enough to avoid the building until it was too late.

Is this a possible explanation or am I completely wrong here?

That appears to be what happened, but not because he wasn't looking. Most
likely he ran out of room in the turn because of the crosswind that was
pushing the ground track of the airplane towards the buildings.

--
Dan
T-182T at BFM