10.11.2006

Yankees Pitcher Apparently Aboard Plane in NYC Crash

A law enforcement official has told the associated press that a member of the New York Yankees organization was aboard the plane that crashed into a New York City high-rise. And FAA records show the plane was registered to Pitcher Cory Lidle.

A small aircraft crashed into a high-rise condominium on Manhattan's Upper East Side Wednesday, touching off a raging fire that sent a pillar of black smoke over the city, police said.

The building is on 72nd Street and York Avenue. Police say two people have been killed in the crash of a small plane into a New York City high-rise.

FBI spokeswoman Christine Monaco said there was no indication the crash was a terrorist attack.

CBS News reports the aircraft is a fixed-wing aircraft, not a helicopter. The time recorded for the crash was 2:45pm.

The aircraft was not required to be in contact because it was flying under VFR (visual flight rules), reports CBS News.

The Federal Aviation Administration only confirms that a "small plane" crashed into a 22-story apartment building on East 72nd Street. They have not confirmed reports that it was a helicopter, reports CBS News correspondent Bob Orr. The crash site is near a heliport.


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