Updated: Oct. 11, 2006, 4:53 PM ET
Lidle dies as plane crashes into Manhattan high-riseESPN.com news services
NEW YORK -- A small plane piloted by New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle crashed into a 50-story condominium tower Wednesday on Manhattan's Upper East Side, raining flaming debris onto the sidewalks below and rattling New Yorkers' nerves five years after the Sept. 11 attack.
Lidle died in the crash.
The twin-engine plane came through a hazy, cloudy sky and hit the 20th floor of The Belaire -- a red-brick tower overlooking the East River, about five miles from the World Trade Center -- with a loud bang, touching off a raging fire that cast a pillar of black smoke over the city and sent flames shooting from four windows on two adjoining floors.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
I never cease to be amazed by the press and their seeming inability to actually research a story for accuracy. The plane that Lidle was flying (and apparently owned) is listed as a Cirrus SR20, which according to the Cirrus web site is a SINGLE engine plane. Yet this story says "twin-engine"...