Hudson River Helicopter crash: Rotor from lethal helicopter crash retrieved from Hudson River
LOWER MANHATTAN (WABC) — The rotor from the lethal helicopter crash final week has been recovered from the Hudson River.
Video from NewsCopter 7 reveals the rotor.
That is breaking information. See the unique story beneath.
New York Helicopter Excursions — the corporate concerned within the lethal crash on the Hudson River — is shutting down its operations instantly, in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration.
Six folks have been killed, together with three youngsters, when a vacationer helicopter plunged into the Hudson River in New York Metropolis on Thursday afternoon.
Within the wake of the lethal incident, the FAA mentioned it should even be launching a right away evaluate of the tour operator’s license and security report.
The company mentioned it’s analyzing airplane and helicopter hotspots nationwide and can be internet hosting a helicopter security panel on April 22 to debate the findings, dangers and extra mitigation choices.
“Security is the FAA’s primary precedence, and we is not going to hesitate to behave to guard the flying public,” the company mentioned in an announcement on Sunday.
The New York Helicopters chartered chopper, which was carrying a pilot, and a household visiting from Spain, fell into the Hudson River by Decrease Manhattan on April 11.
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Agustin Escobar and his spouse, Merce Camprubi Montal, each executives from the European automation firm Siemens and their youngsters — aged 4, 5 and 11 years previous — have been killed within the crash together with the pilot, aged 36, regulation enforcement sources instructed ABC Information on the time.
The crash occurred at 3:17 p.m. off the coast of River Drive in Hoboken, New Jersey, simply over quarter-hour after it departed from the Wall St. Heliport. The helicopter reached the George Washington Bridge earlier than turning south and crashing, officers mentioned throughout the briefing.
“Our hearts exit to the household and people on board,” New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams mentioned after the incident.
Video from the crash confirmed the chopper plunging into the water and not using a tail rotor or a predominant rotor blade. Officers mentioned it hit the water inverted.
The Nationwide Transportation Security Board is constant its investigation into the incident.
Crash investigation continues
Restoration operations resumed after divers with the NYPD spent all weekend looking out within the frigid waters for extra wreckage from the crash.
To date, the cockpit, cabin and a part of the helicopter’s tail have been recovered, in accordance with the NTSB. Crews are utilizing a sonar system to scan the ocean flooring for potential places of different wreckage, together with the plane’s predominant rotor.
Officers are in search of solutions to the reason for the craft coming aside midair earlier than plunging into the river off Jersey Metropolis on Thursday.
Video reveals the moments earlier than a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River.
On Saturday night time, the NTSB mentioned the helicopter that crashed was not outfitted with any flight recorders. The company added, “no onboard video recorders or digital camera recorders have been recovered and not one of the helicopter avionics onboard recorded data that could possibly be used for the investigation.”
Officers say the helicopter’s final main inspection was on March 1. Earlier than the crash, the helicopter had accomplished seven tour flights. The accident occurred throughout the eighth flight of the day.
Investigators have begun evaluating the flight management methods of the helicopter at a safe location.
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Some data from ABC Information and The Related Press
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