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Foggy · 04-12-2025, 11:30 AM

A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday (April 10 2025)
and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River,
killing the pilot and a family of five Spanish tourists
(Husband, wife and three small children )
in the latest U.S. aviation disaster, officials said. (...)

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-...3d92dcbf05a28d

Viewer Discretion Advised
During the video from CBS
(below video report is 2:50 long)
There is a cell phone video included of the helicopter
falling into the Hudson River
as well as a picture of the family and pilot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqiLDX4l43E

Dude111 · 04-12-2025, 12:31 PM

Yes its sad they couldnt swim to the shore

Foggy · 04-12-2025, 05:41 PM

At 2:59 p.m. EDT, the helicopter took off from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport on its sixth flight of the day. (...)

(...) About 18 minutes into the flight at 3:17 p.m. the helicopter experienced an in-flight breakup, the main rotor breaking off, causing it to fall at a 45-degree angle and crash upside-down into the Hudson River near Newport, Jersey City, opposite Pier 40 in New York City. The fuselage landed in 5-foot (1.5 m) deep waters, while other pieces landed in 75-foot (23 m) deep waters. The water temperature was 50 °F (10 °C) at the time of the crash.

Witnesses described hearing loud noises before seeing the helicopter fall apart mid-air, with debris falling into the river. Emergency responders arrived to find the helicopter submerged. Four people were pronounced dead at the scene, while two others succumbed to their injuries at a hospital. All bodies of the victims of the crash were recovered.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_H...licopter_crash

(...) Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said Escobar Canadas was in the area on business and his family flew in to extend the trip.

"Arriving on Sunday, touring some Siemens entities in Pittsburgh is what they told us, and then they extended the trip with the family arriving a couple of days ago for the birthday portion of the trip," Fulop said.

He said the mother was also celebrating her 40th birthday.

"They were here for a birthday trip for the mom. Her birthday is actually, I understand, in June, but it was a trip that they were doing now. It was one of the child's birthdays [Friday]," Fulop said.

(inside link below is a picture of the family strapped in the helicopter before flight, mom can be seen happy and smiling)

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...river-victims/

Dude111 · 04-13-2025, 04:40 AM

It is just very sad how many planes have crashed in that river!!

04-12-2025, 11:30 AM	#1
Foggy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 20, 2014 Posts: 3,423	Tragedy- Helicopter Drops From Sky A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday (April 10 2025) and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five Spanish tourists (Husband, wife and three small children ) in the latest U.S. aviation disaster, officials said. (...) https://apnews.com/article/new-york-...3d92dcbf05a28d Viewer Discretion Advised During the video from CBS (below video report is 2:50 long) There is a cell phone video included of the helicopter falling into the Hudson River as well as a picture of the family and pilot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqiLDX4l43E

04-12-2025, 05:41 PM	#3
Foggy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 20, 2014 Posts: 3,423	At 2:59 p.m. EDT, the helicopter took off from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport on its sixth flight of the day. (...) (...) About 18 minutes into the flight at 3:17 p.m. the helicopter experienced an in-flight breakup, the main rotor breaking off, causing it to fall at a 45-degree angle and crash upside-down into the Hudson River near Newport, Jersey City, opposite Pier 40 in New York City. The fuselage landed in 5-foot (1.5 m) deep waters, while other pieces landed in 75-foot (23 m) deep waters. The water temperature was 50 °F (10 °C) at the time of the crash. Witnesses described hearing loud noises before seeing the helicopter fall apart mid-air, with debris falling into the river. Emergency responders arrived to find the helicopter submerged. Four people were pronounced dead at the scene, while two others succumbed to their injuries at a hospital. All bodies of the victims of the crash were recovered. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_H...licopter_crash (...) Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said Escobar Canadas was in the area on business and his family flew in to extend the trip. "Arriving on Sunday, touring some Siemens entities in Pittsburgh is what they told us, and then they extended the trip with the family arriving a couple of days ago for the birthday portion of the trip," Fulop said. He said the mother was also celebrating her 40th birthday. "They were here for a birthday trip for the mom. Her birthday is actually, I understand, in June, but it was a trip that they were doing now. It was one of the child's birthdays [Friday]," Fulop said. (inside link below is a picture of the family strapped in the helicopter before flight, mom can be seen happy and smiling) https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...river-victims/
	Last edited by Foggy; 04-12-2025 at 09:07 PM.

04-12-2025, 12:31 PM	#2
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,899	Yes its sad they couldnt swim to the shore

04-13-2025, 04:40 AM	#4
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,899	It is just very sad how many planes have crashed in that river!!