On October 11, 2006, a Cirrus SR20 aircraft crashed into the Belaire Apartments in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City, at about 2:42 p.m. EDT (18:42 UTC). The aircraft struck the north side of the building, causing a fire in several apartments,[2][3] that was extinguished within two hours.[4] Both people aboard the aircraft were killed in the accident: New York Yankees pitcher Cory Li