USA. It was revealed what the pilot reported just before the disaster of the helicopter
The tragedy took place around 15.15 on Thursday, April 10 (local time), closer to New Jersey on the side of the Hudson River, right at the end of Lower Manhattan. Just 17 minutes after the helicopter’s start from the Manhattan center, a call for emergency services came. It was not known why there was a drama in which all people on board were killed. The owner of the company to which the machine belonged to this matter.
New York. Hudson helicopter disaster. The pilot reported a lack of fuel
According to « Daily Mail », 71-year-old Michael Roth, 71, owner of New York Helicopter, said that the plane needed fuel.
The pilot reported that he was landing and needed fuel, which should take him about three minutes, but 20 minutes later he did not arrive. We are all devastated. Every employee in our company is devastated. My wife doesn’t stop crying
Roth said in an interview with « The Telegraph ».
It is not certain, however, whether this lack of fuel caused a disaster. « Daily Mail » reports that the witnesses claimed that they saw how the helicopter « broke up in half » before he fell. Another witness talks about a strange bang.
Four people were recognized as deceased at the scene of the incident, and two others were taken to the hospital, where they died due to injuries
– said Police Commissioner NYPD Jessica Tisch, quoted by « Daily Mail ».
The media also gives the pilot’s data, which also died in the disaster. This is 36-year-old Sean Johnson, a military veteran.
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