Pilot Dives Plane into Federal Building in Austin

It appears that this morning's crash of an airplane into a Federal building in Austin was intentional:

A plane crashed into a Northwest Austin building that houses federal offices about 9:30 this morning, sending plumes of smoke into the air that could be seen for miles.
CNN is quoting federal officials as saying the pilot had set his home ablaze before intentionally crashing plane into the building.

Paramedics have set up a triage center at the scene, though it is unclear how many people are injured. EMS officials said one person was unaccounted for.

“We have no idea right now if there are any patients, or how many,” Austin-Travis County EMS Assistant Director James Shamard said.

...The Internal Revenue Service has offices in the building, including its civil enforcement and criminal investigations divisions, said Special Agent Michael Lemoine, a spokesman for the criminal investigations division.

He said that some IRS offices are on the first floor, which Lemoine said was hit by the plane.

He said that the criminal investigations division personnel are safe and accounted for. He did not have information on the civil division workers, who conduct audits and other activity at the offices

The Austin Statemen has a note that was posted online by the guy believed to be the pilot. He had some major grievances with the government. You can read it here.

The guys at Ace of Spades are anticipating that someone in the media will try and blame this on the Tea Party anti-tax folks. Don't know yet if the pilot had any contact with those groups, but I'm sure the media will be hoping for something like that.

UPDATE from Breaking News:

Austin suicide pilot planted bomb in car at airport, federal officials tell NBC; bomb squad trying to defuse it

That was one upset dude.