Helicopter crashes in New York – six deaths, including family

On Thursday afternoon (local time) there was a helicopter crash in New York. Three children and three adults were killed. The pilot is also among the dead, and the other victims are a family, said Mayor Eric Adams. According to the US flight security authority, investigations into the cause of the accident are underway.

Sacrifice of the New York helicopter crash apparently identified

According to several media such as the New York Timesthe guests on board the helicopter were a Spanish Siemens manager, his wife and their three children aged four, five and eleven years.

Mayor Adams also indicated that all passengers are visiting after preliminary information on a visit Spain arrived and made a sightseeing flight over the metropolis. The helicopter fell in the Hudson River before Manhattan for unexplained reasons. Emergency services drove to the scene of the accident with numerous boats, but any help came too late for the inmates of the Bell 206 type.

Helicopter crashes in Hudson River: Cause unclear

Recordings spread on the Internet on which the cabin of a helicopter can be seen, which plunges into the water like a stone. It was therefore speculated that the helicopter could have broken apart in the air.

« The recordings of the accident are terrible, » wrote US President Donald Trump on the Truth Social platform. There will be more information on the cause and the course of the accident shortly, he announced.

The helicopter had started after 3 p.m. local time in Downtown Manhattan, flown around the southern tip of Manhattan and then along the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey. At the level of the northern end of Manhattan, he turned around – a few minutes later, the pilot apparently lost control of the helicopter, which plunged into the river near the bank of New Jersey.

Helicopter part of the New York everyday life

You can constantly see helicopters in Manhattan who mostly have tourists on board or bring rich business people to their next appointment or to the airport. Especially after accidents, there were always debates about security in the densely populated metropolis with hundreds of skyscrapers.

There are rules that helicopters are not allowed to fly over the center of Manhattan without special permission. Most pilots take off on the edge of the island and fly over the East River and the Hudson.

Again and again accidents with helicopters in New York

For thousands of holidaymakers in New York, a sightseeing flight over the city of the million is part of the mandatory program, for some the few minutes over Manhattan – for which you pay hundreds of dollars – are the climax. A number of companies also have their sights on business people.

Already in May 2019, a helicopter that was out of control had fallen into the Hudson River. The pilot was able to save itself with a jump into the water. A short time later, a helicopter crashed into a high -rise roof and went up in flames. (with dpa)