2006 New York City Cirrus SR20 crash

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October 11, 2006 New York City plane crash
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The building after the fire was extinguished
Occurrence
DateOctober 11, 2006
SummaryCollision with structure (cause unknown)
SiteThe Belaire, New York City
Aircraft typeCirrus SR20
OperatorPrivate
RegistrationN929CD
Crew1 pilot, 1 flight instructor
Fatalities2
SurvivorsNone

On October 11, 2006, a Cirrus SR20 general aviation plane crashed in New York City at 2:42 p.m. local time. The aircraft struck the north side of an apartment building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, causing a fire in several apartments,[1][2] which was extinguished within one hour.[3]

Two people were in the aircraft when it struck the building: New York Yankees baseball pitcher Cory Lidle[4] and certified flight instructor Tyler Stanger.[5][6] While two bodies have been recovered, neither has been officially identified.[7] Twenty-one people were injured, including 11 firefighters. According to the FAA, the Cirrus SR20 aircraft, tail number N929CD, was pending registration to Lidle,[8] whose passport was reportedly found on the sidewalk after the crash.[9]

Details

The airplane, misreported as a helicopter in some early reports,[10] struck the 40th floor of the The Belaire building at 524 East 72nd Street. The Belaire is a 50-story condominium tower containing 183 apartments,[11] as well as a health club, garage and pool.[12][13] Among the residents was novelist Carol Higgins Clark, who lived on the 38th floor. CBS Radio interviewed her after she returned to the building to find the commotion outside. New York Mets third-base coach Manny Acta also lived in the building, though he was away when the accident occurred.[14]

Location of plane crash on New York City's Upper East Side

The Belaire is also home to office and laboratory space, sports injury rehabilitation areas, and guest facilities for family members of patients at the Hospital for Special Surgery, to which it is connected via a causeway on the third floor. No patients were in the high-rise building and operations at the hospital across the street were not affected, hospital spokeswoman Phyllis Fisher said.[15]

WNBC-TV reported that the aircraft departed from Teterboro Airport in Teterboro, New Jersey. According to multiple reports, Lidle planned on flying to Tennessee, where he had a hotel room booked for the night, then to Dallas, Texas and finally on to his home in California.[7] [16][17] There is no indication that the aircraft's Ballistic Recovery Systems emergency parachute, designed to bring the plane down safely, was deployed.[18] New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg said the plane circled the Statue of Liberty before flying north up the East River and disappearing from radar near the Queensboro Bridge. The FAA confirmed that the plane was flying under visual flight rules (VFR) and attracted no special attention from air traffic controllers or NORAD before the crash. The aircraft took a hard 90-degree turn before it hit the building.[19] First responders on the scene indicated that an emergency call was made from the plane concerning fuel problems.[4]

Officials were initially concerned about people in the building, where three apartments were engulfed in flames,[19] and there were also concerns about whether its structural integrity was compromised.[19] There were also reports of debris, luggage and fuel falling to street level and having started a fire there.

Immediately prior to the crash, Lidle was operating in the East River VFR corridor, an area which some pilots and former NTSB official Peter Goelz[20] consider challenging due to frequent congestion.[21] According to an interview given by Lidle one month prior to the accident, he had been a pilot for 7 months and had flown about 95 solo hours.[22]

The New York Yankees have an employee group life insurance policy that excludes death in plane crashes when the insured was the piloting the plane. Although Lidle was covered by the players' association's benefit plan, there is an exclusion for "any incident related to travel in an aircraft...while acting in any capacity other than as a passenger". The accidental death benefit is reportedly 1 million dollars. [23]

Responses to the crash

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Photo from Manhattan showing the building (right) shortly before the fire was extinguished

The crash has garnered extra attention because of similarities to the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City. The FBI has denied that the crash was an act of terrorism.[24] U.S. officials said that NORAD scrambled fighter aircraft over numerous American and Canadian cities,[25] including Ottawa from CFB Bagotville, for Combat Air Patrol, and that U.S. President George W. Bush was informed about the situation, but that these were precautionary measures only.[19]

News of the crash caused a momentary 0.4% drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) at the New York Stock Exchange[26] until the markets determined there was no financial impact to the crash. The DJIA regained its prior level 20 minutes later.

The FAA initially imposed a temporary flight restriction on an area within one nautical mile (1.9 km) of the scene, from the surface up to and including 1,500 feet (457 m). This restriction, routine for emergency scenes, was lifted the next day.[27] Governor Pataki called for permanent restrictions.[21]

LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport did not experience delays from the crash.

References

  1. ^ "Lidle, Passenger Die in NYC Plane Crash". October 12, 2006. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ See CNN video, "flames ravage apartments". [1]
  3. ^ "Yankees pitcher presumed dead after plane crashes into high-rise in New York City". WTNH. 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
  4. ^ a b "Steinbrenner: Yankees pitcher dead in plane crash". CNN. 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
  5. ^ "Yankees' Lidle killed in plane crash". MLB.com. 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2006-10-12.
  6. ^ "2nd victim died living his dream". October 12, 2006. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ a b "A look at Lidle's final hours". Newsday. 2006-10-13. Retrieved 2006-10-13.
  8. ^ "N-Number Inquiry Results: N929CD". Federal Aviation Administration. 2006-05-01. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
  9. ^ "Lidle dies as plane crashes into Manhattan high-rise". ESPN. 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
  10. ^ "Aircraft crashes into high-rise in NYC". Associated Press. WTVG. 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
  11. ^ "Small plane hits Manhattan building". Associated Press. The Washington Times. 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
  12. ^ "Belaire Condos". CondoCompany.com. 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-11. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  13. ^ "Yankees pitcher dies as plane hits NYC building". NBC News. MSNBC. 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
  14. ^ New York Mets. Lidle crash touches Mets' Acta: Third-base coach lives in building where accident occurred. October 11 2006.
  15. ^ Yankees pitcher dies as plane hits NYC building. MSNBC.com, Retrieved October 12 2006.
  16. ^ Granju, Katie (2006-10-12). "Plane that crashed into NYC high-rise headed to Tennessee". WBIR.com. Retrieved 2006-10-12.
  17. ^ Nason, David (2006-10-13). "Not terror, but lack of rules terrifying". The Australian. The Australian. Retrieved 2006-10-12.
  18. ^ Colleen, Long (2006-10-11). "Yankees pitcher presumed dead after plane crashes into high-rise in New York City". Associated Press. Yahoo!. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
  19. ^ a b c d CNN International live television coverage, October 11 2006. Cite error: The named reference "CNN tv" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  20. ^ Hauser, Christine (2006-10-12). "Crash Raises Questions About Aviation Rules". The New York Times. Retrieved 2006-10-13.
  21. ^ a b McGeehan, Patrick (2006-10-12). "Lidle's Plane Traveled Along Feared Path". New York Times. Retrieved 2006-10-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  22. ^ Tyler, Kepner (2006-09-08). "In Lidle, Yanks Have Extra Pitcher and Backup Pilot". New York Times. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
  23. ^ "Lidle's Benefits in Jeopardy If He Was Piloting Plane". Associated Press, MSNBC.com. 2006-10-12.
  24. ^ "Aircraft hits New York building". BBC News. 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
  25. ^ "NY Yankee Cory Lidle killed in plane crash", CTV, October 11, 2006
  26. ^ Fu, Scarlet (2006-10-11). "U.S. Stocks Extend Drop on Report of Small Plane Crash in N.Y." Bloomberg. Retrieved 2006-10-11. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  27. ^ New York Crash Aftermath. AVWeb.com Retrieved October 12 2006.

See also

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