PHOTO GALLERY: Hudson River helicopter accident leaves no survivors
A pilot and family of five tourists were all killed in the latest U.S. aviation disaster in New York City
New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a press conference at Pier 40 where a helicopter went down in the Hudson River on Thursday. Associated Press / Photo by Yuki Iwamura
On Thursday, a New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair, flipped upside-down, and crashed into the Hudson River, killing everyone on board. Photos posted on the helicopter company’s website showed the tourist Spanish couple and their three children smiling as they boarded just before the flight took off.
Eyewitnesses saw the helicopter “falling apart” in midair, with the tail and main rotor coming off. The Federal Aviation Administration identified the helicopter as a Bell 206, a model widely used in commercial and government aviation. Video of the crash suggested that a catastrophic mechanical failure left the pilot with no chance to save the helicopter. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the victims’ bodies were recovered from the Hudson River. Meanwhile, the National Transportation Safety Board said it would investigate the accident.
In this photo taken from a video, a sightseeing helicopter falls from the sky into the Hudson River on Thursday in Jersey City, N.J. Associated Press / Photo by Bruce Wall
First responders from New Jersey and New York respond to the scene where the helicopter crashed in the Hudson River. Associated Press / Photo by Seth Wenig
First responders walk along Pier 40 in New York, across from where the helicopter went down. Associated Press / Photo by Jennifer Peltz
Debris floats in the water at the scene where the helicopter crashed into the Hudson. Associated Press / Photo by Seth Wenig
Helicopter debris is seen in the river at the scene of the accident. Associated Press / Photo by Ted Shaffrey
Emergency personnel assemble near the site of the crash on Thursday. Associated Press / Photo by Seth Wenig
Divers investigate the scene where the helicopter crashed into the Hudson River. Associated Press / Photo by Seth Wenig
A crane vessel lifts the helicopter wreckage out of the river on Thursday night. Associated Press / Photo by Seth Wenig
An agent with the Jersey City Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security loads pieces from the wreckage in Jersey City, N.J., on Thursday. Associated Press / Photo by Ted Shaffrey
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board investigate the wreckage of the sightseeing helicopter. Associated Press / Photo by Adam Hunger
A New York Police Department scuba team prepares to dive into the Hudson River on Friday, near the scene where the aircraft crashed. Associated Press / Photo by Yuki Iwamura
An NYPD scuba diver prepares to search underwater at the site where the helicopter fell into the river a day earlier. Associated Press / Photo by Yuki Iwamura
An NYPD scuba team exits the water after diving at the crash site on Friday. Associated Press / Photo by Yuki Iwamura
Flowers stand at the end of a pier in memory of the victims who perished in the Hudson River helicopter crash. Associated Press / Photo by Yuki Iwamura
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