Six deaths in helicopter crash in New York

In the helicopter crash in the metropolis new York three children and three adults died. 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.

According to Adams, all passengers came to a visit from Spain after preliminary information and on a sightseeing flight over the metropolis when 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.

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 over – a few minutes later, the pilot apparently lost control of the helicopter, which plunged into the river near the bank of New Jersey.

Helicopters are part of everyday life in New Yorker

Helicopters belong to the New York cityscape and can be seen constantly in Manhattan. Most of the time they have tourists on board or bring rich business people to their next appointment or residence at the gates of the city. Many New Yorkers are not only too loud, but also too dangerous. Again and again, after accidents, debates about security in the densely populated metropolis with more than eight million inhabitants and hundreds of skyscrapers broke out.

Helicopter may only fly with special permission over the center of Manhattan. Most pilots take off on the edge of the island and fly over the East River and the Hudson. Not far from the current crash site, a pilot had spectacularly landed on the Hudson in 2009, without anyone being injured. The spectacular incident made headlines worldwide and was later filmed.

Always accidents

A sightseeing flight via New York is part of the mandatory program for thousands of tourists every year. For some, the few minutes over the unique backdrop of Manhattan – for which you pay hundreds of dollars – will be the climax of the vacation. A number of companies also specialize in flights for business people.

However, many residents disrupt the high operation over the roofs of the city. In 2016, the city administration, which benefits from the business with dozens of millions of dollars, tried to make a compromise: the original number of 60,000 flights per year was halved.

However, accidents still occurred. In May 2019, a helicopter of the Hudson River crashed out of control. 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.