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1010wins - Lidle's Doomed Plane Followed Popular Flight Path

Date: Oct. 12, 2006
Location: New York
Issues: Transportation


Lidle's Doomed Plane Followed Popular Flight Path

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The small plane that carried New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle to his death flew one of the city's most popular routes for sightseeing pilots, a largely unmonitored corridor that some lawmakers have tried to close for years because of safety and security concerns.

Many of those officials expressed shock Thursday that small aircraft are still allowed to fly so close to the skyline in a post-Sept. 11 era.

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U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who represents the neighborhood where the crash took place, said she believed her constituents would support a ban on noncommercial planes and helicopters operating over the city.

``For years, on the Upper East Side, we have been one mistake or one mechanical problem away from a tragedy,'' she said.

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