New York Helicopter Tour – Companies involved in deadly accidents in the Hudson River – immediately closed their operations, according to Federal flight administration.
Six people were killed, including three children, when a tourist helicopter fell into the Hudson River in New York City on Thursday afternoon.
After the deadly incident, FAA said that it would also launch a direct review of the license and record of the safety of the tour operator.
In the race for this screen from the video, the first respondent was displayed at the helicopter accident in the Hudson River on April 10, 2025, in New York.
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The agency said that he was analyzing aircraft and helicopter hotspots nationally and would host a helicopter safety panel on April 22 to discuss additional findings, risks and mitigation options.
“Safety is the number one priority of FAA, and we will not hesitate to act to protect the flying public,” the agency said in a statement on Sunday.
New York Chartered Chopper helicopter, who brought a pilot, and a family visiting from Spain, fell into the Hudson river by Lower Manhattan on April 11.
Agustin Escobar and his wife, Merce Camprubi Montal, both executives from the European Siemens automation company and their children – aged 4, 5 and 11 years – were killed in the accident along with the pilot, aged 36, the sources of law enforcement told ABC News at that time.
The first respondent walked along the 40th dock, on April 10, 2025, in New York, opposite the helicopter placed in the Hudson River in Jersey City, NJ
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The accident occurred at 3:17 pm off the coast of River Drive in Hoboken, New Jersey, only more than 15 minutes after departing from the wall of St. Heliport. The helicopter reached the George Washington bridge before turning south and crashed, said officials during the briefing.
“Our hearts are on family and people on the ship,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams after the incident.
Video from the accident shows a helicopter that plunged into water without a tail rotor or main rotor knife. Officials said it hit the water upside down.
The National Transportation Safety Council continues its investigation of the incident.