14 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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26 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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2 w. ago M6 Easter Sunday crash victim named as heartbroken family pay tribute to 'precious boy'

On Easter Sunday, emergency services were called to the scene of a horror crash on the M6 near Lancaster. They found a teenage boy dead and the driver of the van - his father- seriously inured

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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 Easter Sunday scrambler bike crash victim named as tragic teen

Dad-of-one Jason Monks died when the scrambler motorbike he was riding collided with a car.

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2 w. ago Two British tourists killed after cable car crashes to ground in Naples are named

A traction cable may have snapped as the cable car ascended Monte Faito, in the town of Castellammare di Stabia

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3 w. ago Hudson River helicopter crash: Tour company ordered to STOP operations immediately

Agustin Escobar, the CEO of Siemens Spain, and his family were killed after the New York Helicopter chopper plunged from the sky into the Hudson River in New York City

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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 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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3 w. ago Hudson River helicopter crash probe reveals doomed aircraft missing key equipment

Initial reports from an investigation into the helicopter crash in New York City that killed six, including a family of five from Spain, reveal a significant discovery

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3 w. ago Helicopter crash victim's brother makes somber trip to NYC to identify bodies and visit site where family died

The grieving brother of one of the victims in the deadly New York City helicopter crash issued a chilling statement as he visited the crash site.

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3 w. ago Hudson river helicopter crash: 5 reasons aircraft may have fallen from sky

Agustin Escobar and his family were killed in the crash.

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3 w. ago Helicopter that crashed into Hudson River had glaring issue just months ago

The New York City helicopter that plunged into the frigid waters of the Hudson River, killing all six people onboard, had experienced mechanical issues months before breaking apart midair.

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3 w. ago Hudson river helicopter crash: Five theories of what could have caused tragedy

Investigators are considering a whole range of possibilities as they look into what caused a devastating helicopter crash in the Hudson river in New York City this week

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3 w. ago Deadly crash raises new questions about safety of New York’s helicopter tours

A helicopter crash that killed six in New York City has renewed concerns about the safety of the popular sightseeing excursions

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3 w. ago What we know about the New York City helicopter crash that killed 6 people

Six people were killed when a sightseeing helicopter broke apart and crashed into the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey

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3 w. ago Trump promises answers as divers search Hudson River to investigate New York helicopter crash

Follow DailyMail.com's coverage for the latest developments on the fatal helicopter crash in New York City which killed six people.

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3 w. ago Who was Agustin Escobar? The Siemens boss killed with his family in New York helicopter crash

Senior executive, his wife and their three children die along with pilot in Hudson River tragedy

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3 w. ago Hudson River helicopter crash: Agustín Escobar's final moments with family revealed

Agustín Escobar, his wife and their three children tragically died when a helicopter they were travelling on crashed into the Hudson River in New York. The pilot was also killed

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3 w. ago Hudson helicopter crash victims named as family of five including three children

The aircraft is understood to have broken apart in mid-air in New York

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