" there is ' no sign of any security associated events ' that brought the plane down , " stated fbi specialist mark kolko . conditions of freezing downpour , known as hard rime , were the most likely source of the collision . the national transportation safety board ( csb ) has announced that they would send a party to the wreck site on friday to begin the probe . lorenda ward will serve as chief examiner with the assistance of ntsb commission steven chealander and private affairs officer grady hartman . ward has investigated several other plane crashes ― including the 2006 revised york yankee plane crash that claimed the life of new amsterdam yankee pitcher corey stanger .
Corey Lidle was a resident of New York City.