Many people in Queen Anne, Magnolia and Ballard heard an extremely loud plane roaring overhead last night, Tuesday, November 10, at around 8:30 p.m. Having just returned from a weekend trip, I fell asleep immediately and missed the fiasco that apparently startled quite a few people. I did hear some Twitter chatter on the subject later, though. Some postulated that it was a fighter jet that flew over the hill, while others thought it was a commuter jet flying lower the usual due to the “less than great weather.”
“(It was) the loudest I’ve heard in a long time. Woke up my 6 year old!” wrote MyBallard reader SeattleRichardson in their forum. “That scared the LIFE out of me,” said GinaMarie. A couple weeks ago, a similar incident startled Greenwood residents at 3:30 a.m. No word on the type of plane, but some speculate that it’s a UPS plane flying at low altitude due to the weather.
According to our sister site, Magnolia Voice, there’s going to be a meeting at 7 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, November 12 in the Catherine Blaine Elementary cafeteria to discuss airplane noise in Magnolia, but since we’re next door neighbors and it seems to be affecting Queen Anne as well, I thought it pertinent. Representatives from SeaTac, Boeing Field and Alaska airlines will be presenting information during the Magnolia Community Club’s general meeting, and attendees will be given a chance to share their concerns and ask questions.
Update: Vice President Biden was at Fort Lewis yesterday to honor seven fallen soldiers. Our friends at KING5 were never able to confirm for sure, but it does bring up a new theory: possibly the noise was from a fighter jet escort for Air Force 2?
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9 responses so far ↓
1 vanderleun // Nov 11, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Oh my God. How many of my neighbors are this sort of sissy. Cowboy up folks. One plane on one night doth not noise pollution make. Sheesh.
2 manuelw // Nov 11, 2009 at 7:10 pm
At the west seattle blog sometimes Tracy contacts the FAA to ask.
3 Jennifer // Nov 11, 2009 at 8:29 pm
I wouldn't say it was the noise pollution that bothered me rather that it was so freaky/scary loud
4 QueenAnneView // Nov 11, 2009 at 8:35 pm
I called them. They said nothing was reported to them yesterday. :/
5 Kate // Nov 11, 2009 at 9:36 pm
When it happened, I thought, “I hope Queen Anne View says what that was tomorrow!” It was scary — so much louder than normal, made me think something was very wrong, like the plane was going to crash into the bay or worse. Thanks for trying to sort it out for us.
6 skibum1175 // Nov 12, 2009 at 3:08 am
The jet's engine sounded more like a fighter than a large, heavy, commercial plane. The Air Force Two theory makes the most sense.
7 QueenAnneView // Nov 12, 2009 at 7:38 am
Thanks, Kate! Sorry I couldn't get more answers.
8 skibum1175 // Nov 12, 2009 at 11:08 am
The jet's engine sounded more like a fighter than a large, heavy, commercial plane. The Air Force Two theory makes the most sense.
9 QueenAnneView // Nov 12, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Thanks, Kate! Sorry I couldn't get more answers.