On the final maneuver, Halladay entered a steep climb and his speed fell to about 85 mph, according to the report. The propeller-driven plane went into a nosedive and smashed into the water. The report says Halladay, 40, died of blunt force trauma and drowning. The report does not give a final reason for the crash.

What really happened to Roy Halladay?

Roy Halladay was performing acrobatic aerial maneuvers and had a mix of morphine, amphetamine and other prescription drugs in his system when he died in an airplane crash in the Gulf of Mexico in November 2017.

What was Roy Halladay flying when he died?

The National Transportation Safety Board released its final report on the plane crash that killed former pitcher Roy Halladay. Twelve days before it fatally crashed in the Gulf of Mexico, an Icon A5 flew under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge south of Tampa.