Investigators Blame Lidle Crash on Pilot Error
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The plane of the New York Yankees pitcher, Cory Lidle, crashed in October because of “inadequate planning, judgment, and airmanship,” the National Transportation Safety Board said today.
In its final report, the Board said that Lidle and his flight instructor, Tyler Stanger, could have avoided hitting an apartment building if they had adjusted to a wind from the east.
A lawyer representing the Lidle and Stanger families, who are suing the airplane manufacturer, maintains there was a problem with the steering mechanism. But investigators said they found no evidence of “system, structural or engine malfunctions.”
