Full coverage of Cory Lidle plane crash

Belaire still cleaning up after plane crash

With push brooms, sponges and rags, workers inside and out the Belaire condominiums applied soap and detergent Saturday to wipe away black marks from the crash of Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle's plane into the Upper East Side high-rise.

Thrill of flying outweighs risks

Something has always drawn Fred Warner to the sky.

Pilots adjust to new NYC flight rules

Pilots and aviation experts said Saturday they weren't sure whether new rules placing restrictions on flights over the East River would make the skies safer, and some said they could prompt aviation companies to take their business elsewhere.

Final maneuver a focus in investigation

Aviation experts said Friday that inexperience, the tight airspace over the city, mechanical failure, hazy weather or a gust of wind through New York's concrete canyons could explain why Cory Lidle's plane failed to execute a U-turn and slammed into the side of a high-rise.

Feds leave Lidle crash site, return to D.C.

As residents in the Upper East Side building struck by a small plane tried to get back to normal, federal investigators packed up Friday to return to Washington.

Probe deepens into crash's cause

Investigators Thursday said they recovered an intact parachute from the wreckage of the small plane that was carrying a Yankees pitcher and his flight instructor when it crashed into an Upper East Side building.

Victim's wives learn news together

Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle and flight instructor Tyler Stanger said what would be their final goodbyes to their wives at Kennedy Airport before the women boarded a commercial flight to Los Angeles.

Spotlight on aircraft's safety record

In recent years, the manufacturer of the type of airplane that crashed Wednesday into a Manhattan high-rise, backed by pilots who fly the craft, have worked together to improve its safety record from significantly below average to about equal to the national average for private planes.

Teterboro no stranger to celebrities

The New Jersey airport that Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle departed on his fatal flight is the landing strip of choice for entertainers, athletes and corporate titans looking for privacy and convenience while flying in and out of New York City.

Uneasy return to routine near crash site

The day after Cory Lidle's plane exploded into a high-rise apartment tower on the Upper East Side, residents there struggled to achieve a sense of normalcy.

Crash prompts airspace security questions

Federal officials today were winding down their onsite investigation of the crash of Yankees pitcher Corey Lidle's plane into a skyscraper and said they were reviewing rules that allow small aircraft to fly in Manhattan's crowded airspace.

SEARCH FOR ANSWERS

The facts so far

WHAT WERE CORY LIDLE AND TYLER STANGER DOING IN THE AREA?

1972-2006

Major Policies

The policies of the four major professional sports leagues as they relate to plays and dangerous activities. The only league that specifically prohibits piloting a plane in its standard player contract is the NBA.

HIGH-RISE CRASH

AIR SAFETY

Pilots who fly the Cirrus SR20 defended it yesterday, insisting that it was safe and that while complex - with the latest in communications and navigation equipment - it was no more difficult to fly than other single-engine planes if the pilot is properly trained and accustomed to the aircraft.

HIGH-RISE CRASH

AIR SAFETY

An organization representing private pilots was quick to defend people who fly small planes for recreation or business yesterday following the accident that killed Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle and his flight instructor, saying such flying is safe and the number of crashes and fatalities has declined sharply over the last two decades.

Helping employees cope

Since Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle's death in a plane crash Wednesday, National Employee Assistance Providers Inc. in Ronkonkoma has experienced a 10 percent uptick in the calls it has received from employees seeking counseling.

An afternoon shattered by tragedy

The skies above East 72nd Street were heavy with clouds, as though someone had pinned gray sheets just above the buildings. James Trezza, 34, an art dealer, was on his way to Sotheby's to pick up a catalogue. Luc, Trezza's skittish Jack Russell terrier, was leashed and trotting alongside him.

Crash creates echoes of 9/11 fears

The chilling, almost unspeakable question resounded across Long Island Wednesday as strangers gathered in bars and stores to watch a Manhattan high-rise on fire.

NTSB will investigate every angle

Investigators probing the crash that killed Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle will look at every possible cause, from structural defects in his single-engine plane to the prospect of suicide, according to one former investigator.

Neil Best: Francesa feels haunted by Lidle interview

Mike Francesa understands as well as anyone the rough-and-tumble reality of sports talk radio, where arguments often are just for fun and ratings, and quickly disappear into the ether.