Pictures of the Austin, Texas plane crash

The Associated Press

Thursday, February 18, 2010

A software engineer furious with the Internal Revenue Service plowed his small plane into an office building housing nearly 200 federal tax employees on Thursday, officials said, setting off a raging fire that sent workers fleeing as thick plumes of black smoke poured into the air. This gallery contains images of the aftermath.

Smoke billows from a seven-story building after a small private plane crashed into the building in Austin, Texas on Thursday Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)
Firefighters work on putting out a fire at a seven-story building after a small private plane crashed into a building that houses the Internal Revenue Service in Austin, Texas on Thursday Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)
In this image made from KVUE-TV video, smoke billows from a seven-story building after a small private plane crashed into the building in Austin, Texas on Thursday Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/KVUE-TV)
In this photo provided by Grant Abston, smoke billows from a seven-story building after a small private plane crashed into the building in Austin, Texas on Thursday Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Courtesy Grant Abston)

In this photo provided by Grant Abston, smoke billows from a seven-story building after a small private plane crashed into the building in Austin, Texas on Thursday Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Courtesy Grant Abston)
In this photo provided by Trey Jones, smoke billows from a seven-story building in Austin, Texas after a small private plane crashed into it Thursday Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Trey Jones)
In this photo provided by Trey Jones, smoke billows from a seven-story building in Austin, Texas after a small private plane crashed into it Thursday Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Trey Jones)
In this photo provided by Trey Jones, smoke billows from a seven-story building in Austin, Texas after a small private plane crashed into it Thursday Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Trey Jones)
Smoke billows from a seven-story building after a small private plane crashed into the building in Austin, Texas on Thursday Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Claudia Grisales)

Smoke billows from a seven-story building after a small private plane crashed into the building in Austin, Texas on Thursday Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner/)
Smoke billows from a seven-story building after a small private plane crashed into the building in Austin, Texas on Thursday Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner/)
Smoke billows from a seven-story building after a small private plane crashed into the building in Austin, Texas on Thursday Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner/)
Officials investigate the scene where a small private plane crashed into a building that houses an office of the federal tax agency in Austin, Texas on Thursday Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Rodolfo Gonzalez)
Debris is seen at the scene where a small private plane crashed into a building that houses an office of the federal tax agency in Austin, Texas on Thursday Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Rodolfo Gonzalez)
Smoke billows from a seven-story building after a small private plane crashed into the building in Austin, Texas on Thursday Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)
In this aerial view, smoke billows from a seven-story building after a small private plane crashed into a building that houses an office of the federal tax agency in Austin, Texas on Thursday Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Austin-American Statesman, Alberto Martinez)
Smoke billows from a seven-story building after a small private plane crashed into the building in Austin, Texas on Thursday Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)
Officials are seen at the scene where smoke billows from a seven-story building after a small private plane crashed into the building in Austin, Texas on Thursday Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)