The incident occurred on April 10 after 3pm (local time). The helicopter crashed in Hudson Near the Lower Manhattan in New York.
The mayor of New York Eric Adams confirmed that All six people who were on board were killed – Three adults and three children.
USA. Helicopter disaster. The machine fell to the Hudson River
In connection with the accident, near West Side Highway and Spring Street, emergency services were swarmed and traffic restrictions were introduced.
The New York Fire Brigade told the People magazine that The disaster happened on the New Jersey side.
Witnesses of the event reported that the helicopter first He broke up in the airhe lost his tail and propeller, then fell to the river.
– A lot of smoke came out. The helicopter was spinning quite quickly and hit the water surface really hard – said one of the women.
The coastal guard who took part in the rescue operation, gave, stopped completely Movement in the immediate area of the incidentand the services have established a security zone.
At the time of the event, the sky over New York was covered with clouds, but the visibility was not limited. The Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) identified the helicopter as Bell 206.
These are two-go, one- and double-engine helicopters, produced by Bell Helicopter. Data from radars are to indicate that The machine suddenly fell into the waternorth of the Holland tunnel.
An investigation was initiated on the disaster.
A series of tragic disasters in the USA
There have been numerous disasters in the USA in recent yearsincluding the collision of a plane with a tourist helicopter on the Hudson River in 2009, in which Nine people were killed and a charter helicopter disaster that fell to East River in 2018, killing five people.
In January Seven people were killed After the medical aircraft fell on one of the districts of Philadelphia. It happened only two days after the plane American Airlines And a military helicopter collided in the air in Washington.