Roy Halladay, 40, dies in plane crash in Gulf of Mexico
Source: ESPN
Roy Halladay, a two-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher who retired from baseball nearly four years ago, has died in a plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. He was 40.
Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said during a news conference that Halladay's ICON A5, a small single-engine aircraft, went down about noon Tuesday near Holiday, Florida.
The sheriff's office marine unit responded to the downed plane and found Halladay's body. No survivors were found. They said they couldn't confirm if there were additional passengers on the plane or say where it was headed.
Halladay recently received his pilot's license and tweeted photos last month of himself standing next to a new ICON A5 as part of the plane's marketing campaign.
Read more: http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/21331438/roy-halladay-40-dies-plane-crash-gulf-mexico
bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)Roy was a great pitcher, RIP.
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VermontKevin
(1,473 posts)jmowreader
(50,560 posts)...the manufacturer of this plane qualifies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICON_A5
The agreement was widely criticized by the aviation media, including Plane & Pilot, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AVweb and the Experimental Aircraft Association, among others.[52][50][51][53][54][55]
In responding to the criticism, ICON CEO Kirk Hawkins issued an open letter on April 8, 2016, that said in part, "To those following the ICON Aircraft Purchase Agreement discussion: We hear youloud and clear. And I promise, were listening carefully...If we need to improve our contract to help safely grow our industrywe will."[56][57]
bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)The NTSB needs to look into this company before more people die.
StevieM
(10,500 posts)It was 1998, the year of the McGuire/Sosa home run record chase. He was pitching on the last day of the season. He lost a no hitter in the 9th inning. That was his first year in the majors. He would have been pitching a perfect game--and not been facing the 28th batter who ultimately broke the no-hitter up--had it not been for an error by Jose Cansceco.
RIP Roy.
Brother Buzz
(36,444 posts)Last edited Wed Nov 8, 2017, 02:22 PM - Edit history (1)
Roy Halladay has been passionate about flying his entire life. As a Major League Baseball player however, he was contractually prevented from getting his pilots license. When he retired in 2013, he finally fulfilled his lifelong dream, and in October of 2017, he became the owner of a particularly
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This ICON is made just down the road from me; seeing them fly overhead is common.
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flakey_foont
(3,338 posts)R.I.P., Doc.