Roy Halladay's Plane Had No Voice Recorder, Officials Say

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL — Roy Halladay's plane had no voice recorder when it crashed into the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday, killing the former MLB pitcher a quarter mile off the coast of New Port Richey, officials confirmed.

A spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the crash, told Patch that there were two recording devices found in the plane, but neither was a voice recorder.

The investigation of the crash is anticipated to take one to two years.

NTSB did not respond to questions about whether the organizations are investigating the safety of the specific model plane Halladay died in, the Icon A5. As Patch reported, there have been at least two crashes involving an A5 this year, killing at least two other people. The NTSB attributed both other accidents to pilot error.

Halladay appeared in a promotional video for Icon Aircraft, the manufacturer of the A5. It showed him flying the plane and receiving the first of the 2018 A5s.

"Our focus at this time is on this accident and understanding the circumstances surrounding it," Chief of Media Relations for NTSB Christopher O'Neil, told Patch. "On scene investigative work is generally completed in several days and a preliminary report is generally issued 10 days thereafter."

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