Roy Halladay was flying his tiny sport plane low over the Gulf of Mexico shortly before it slammed into the water and killed the retired star pitcher, witnesses told federal investigators. National Transportation Safety Board Investigator Noreen Price said Wednesday that Halladay's ICON A5 experienced a "high-energy impact" with the water. In one of many enthusiastic tweets about the plane, Halladay said it felt "like flying a fighter jet." "They think you should not have a low-time pilot flying low over water. Halladay's ICON A5 went down around noon Tuesday off the coast of Florida, Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said.

Source: CBC News November 08, 2017 17:42 UTC