NTSB Advisory
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
April 26, 2007

NTSB MEETS TO ADOPT FINAL REPORTS ON MANHATTAN PLANE CRASH THAT KILLED YANKEE PITCHER AND PIPELINE ACCIDENT IN NEW JERSEY

Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, DC. The two items on the agenda are:

1. On October 11, 2006, a Cirrus Design Sr-20, N929CD, operated as a personal flight, crashed into an apartment building in Manhattan, New York City, while attempting a 180-degree turn maneuver above the East River. The two pilots on board the airplane were killed, including the owner of the aircraft, Cory Lidle of the New York Yankees. The second occupant was a commercial pilot with a flight instructor certificate. Three people on the ground were injured, and the airplane was destroyed. Media Contact: Keith Holloway

2. On December 13, 2005 in Bergenfield, New Jersey, a natural gas service line to an apartment building broke while excavators were removing an oil tank beneath an adjacent parking lot. The gas migrated into the apartment building causing an explosion and fire. Three building residents were killed; four others plus a tank removal worker were injured. The apartment building was heavily damaged. Media Contact: Paul Schlamm

Directions to the Board Room: Front door located on Lower 10th Street, directly below L'Enfant Plaza. From Metro, exit L'Enfant Plaza station at 9th and D streets escalator, walk through shopping mall, at CVS store take escalator down one level. Board Room will be to your left. A live and archived webcast of the proceedings will be available on the Board's website at www.ntsb.gov. Technical support details are available under "Board Meetings." To report any problems, please call (703) 993-3100 and ask for Webcast Technical Support.

A summary of each final report, which will include findings, probable cause and safety recommendations if any, will appear on the web site shortly after the conclusion of the meeting. The entire reports will appear on the web site several weeks later.

NTSB Press Contact: 202-314-6100

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