18 h. ago New York helicopter broke apart in midair before deadly crash, report shows

NTSB report is US government’s first public explanation about what might have happenedUS transportation safety officials have released images of the New York City sightseeing helicopter that crashed earlier this year, killing a family of five and the pilot, showing that the aircraft began to break apart in midair, according to a preliminary report released on Wednesday.The report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is the government’s first public explanation about what might have happened on 10 April, when the Bell 206L-4 helicopter plunged into the river. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Haunting images of doomed New York helicopter wreckage after crash kills six people

The Bell 206L-4 - used by sightseeing tour firm New York Helicopter - broke apart midair and crashed, killing Agustin Escobar, who was the CEO of Siemens Spain, and his family

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32 h. ago Report reveals new details into New York helicopter crash that killed six

A lack of video or data recording could make the investigation challenging

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38 h. ago Inmate transferred to Oklahoma by Trump administration denied clemency, set to be executed

An Oklahoma board has denied clemency for a man convicted of killing a Tulsa woman in 1999

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3 d. ago Cruise passenger, 60 killed after 'fight' on luxury liner after leaving UK

Police have opened a murder investigation after a 60-year-old man was killed while on board a cruise ship with officers arresting a man once the liner returned to shore

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1 week ago Bombshell report reveals key factors behind Black Hawk collision with jet that killed 67

The disaster near Washington DC's Ronald Reagan International Airport killed 64 people on board American Airlines Flight 5342 and three Army personnel on the Black Hawk helicopter

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1 week ago Plane crash horror as aircraft plunges into sea killing everyone on board

The six passengers and crew lost their lives after the small aircraft plunged into the Gulf of Thailand. A detailed investigation into the cause of the crash has been ordered

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2 w. ago Thailand plane crash: Harrowing moment doomed aircraft plummets into sea killing all those on board

The plane crashed yards from a luxury hotel in the Trang Province while on a routine mission - as footage showed it caught mid-air in a steep, uncontrolled dive, moments before hurtling into the water

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2 w. ago A Thai police plane crashes in the sea, killing at least 5 on board

Thai officials say that a small police plane crashed into the sea near a popular beach town, killing at least five people on board and leaving one in critical condition

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2 w. ago Hundreds mourn Spanish family killed in New York City helicopter crash

Hundreds of people packed into a Barcelona church to mourn the deaths of a Spanish family of five who died earlier this month in a sightseeing helicopter crash in New York City

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2 w. ago Pilot's chilling final words before plane crashed in Russia and killed president

This month marks the 15th anniversary of the crash which killed all 96 on board, including the President of Poland. The Smolensk air disaster left two countries in a bitter war of words over who was to blame

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2 w. ago Small plane crashes into Nebraska river and kills 3 on board

Authorities in Nebraska say three people have died in a small airplane crash into a river

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3 w. ago Harrowing new crash pictures show total devastation after family's plane fell from sky

Harrowing new photos show the total devastation left after a prominent Massachusetts family's plane crashed in upstate New York, killing all six on board.

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3 w. ago Key pieces of evidence recovered in the wake of New York helicopter disaster

Divers have now secured key pieces of evidence following the Hudson River helicopter crash on Thursday

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3 w. ago FAA emergency order grounds NYC helicopter tour company involved in deadly crash

Federal aviation regulators issued an emergency order Monday grounding the helicopter tour company involved in a deadly New York crash after learning it had fired its operations director minutes after he had agreed to suspend flights during the investigation

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3 w. ago Karenna Groff, former NCAA woman of year, is killed with her family in upstate New York plane crash

The twin-engine Mitsubishi MU-2B went down shortly after noon on Saturday in a muddy field in Copake, New York, near the Massachusetts line, killing everyone on board, NTSB officials said

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3 w. ago New York helicopter tour operator behind fatal crash shuts down

FAA said New York Helicopter Tours will be shuttering ‘immediately’ after accident that killed all six on boardThe company that operated the helicopter that crashed into New York City’s Hudson River on Thursday – killing all six people on board – has been shuttered with immediate effect, the US’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said late on Sunday.New York Helicopter Tours is “shutting down their operations immediately”, the FAA said in a statement on X. The agency added that it would launch a review of the company’s license and safety records in the meantime. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Schumer seeks to halt flights for New York helicopter company after deadly Hudson River crash

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling on federal authorities to revoke the operating permits of the helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper broke apart in midair and plunged into the Hudson River

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3 w. ago Helicopter that crashed into NYC’s Hudson River was not equipped with flight recorders, NTSB says

Senator Chuck Schumer calling on officials to ground helicopter tour company during investigation

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3 w. ago Helicopter in fatal New York crash lacked flight recorders, officials say

Aircraft crash that killed all six people on board was on its eighth tour flight of the day, federal investigators sayThe helicopter that crashed into New York City’s Hudson River on Thursday – killing all six on board, including three children – lacked flight recorders, said the US’s National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).It was also on its eighth tour flight of the day, having already completed seven, according to federal investigators.Reuters contributed reporting Continue reading...

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