A top baseball player was killed when a powerful gust of wind blew his light plane into a New York apartment building on October 11, 2006.

New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle and flight instructor Tyler Stanger were killed when the plane slammed into the high-rise on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

It is not certain who was behind the controls at the time.

The plane was making a 180-degree turn when a strong wind caused it to lose control, hitting the building.

The National Transportation Safety Bureau concluded "the pilots' inadequate planning, judgment, and airmanship" caused the crash.

Twenty-one people were injured as a result of the crash, including 11 firefighters.

One resident was hospitalised with severe burns for a month after the plane smashed directly into her apartment.

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