Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay, a two-time Cy Young Award winner who retired from baseball nearly four years ago, died in a crash of an Icon A5 light sport amphibian in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida Tuesday afternoon. He was the only one aboard, according to the Pasco County Sheriffs office.
Former MLB Pitcher Roy Halladay Dies in Plane Crash
Key Takeaways:
- Former MLB pitcher Roy Halladay, 40, died in a crash of his Icon A5 light sport amphibian in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Halladay, a private pilot, had recently acquired the aircraft, fulfilling a lifelong dream he pursued after retiring from baseball.
- This incident is the third Icon A5 crash in the past year, with the aircraft model having previously faced criticism for promoting aggressive low-level maneuvers.
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