Yankee pitcher on plane (pilot?)

This is a bizarre turn of events. Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle was likely the pilot of the plane that crashed into a New York building today.

A small plane with New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle aboard crashed into a high-rise condominium tower Wednesday on the Upper East Side, killing at least two people and raining flaming debris on the sidewalks below, authorities said.
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There was no immediate confirmation Lidle was among the dead, although a federal law enforcement official said Lidle's passport was found on the street beneath the crash site.

My limb in the post below seems to have been more fragile than I first thought. It sounds like there may have been fuel related problems on board Lidle's plane.