" there is ' no indication of any security related event ' that brought the airport down , " said fbi representative richard kolko . conditions of icy sprinkle , known as hard rime , were the most immediate cause of the tragedy . the nationals railway safety board ( osha ) has announced that they would send a detective to the accident site on sundays to finish the investigation . lorenda ward will serve as chief investigator with the support of ntsb commissioner bryce chealander and public affairs official jason holloway . ward has investigated several other similar crashes ― like the 2006 current york city jet crash that claimed the life of new york yankees shortstop shawn pavano .
Corey Lidle was a resident of New York City.