*Correction* Board Meeting held at 9:30 am

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                       NTSB ADVISORY
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594

April 26, 2007

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

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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.
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NTSB Press Contact: 202-314-6100 
 





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