The company involved in a New York fatal helicopter accident is closing
New York Elicopter Tours, the company that owned the helicopter that crashed into the Hudson river near the New Jersey Shoreline last Thursday, killing all six people on board, is immediately closing its operations, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
La Faa made the announcement on Sunday, saying that it will continue to support the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) Investigation on the accident, also launching an immediate revision of the license and safety record of the tour operator.
“Faa is already analyzing the aircraft/helicopter hotspots at national level and we will host a helicopter safety panel on April 22 to discuss the results, risks and additional mitigation options,” added Faa. “Safety is the number one priority of the FAA and we will not hesitate to act to protect the flying public”.
The upset helicopter of New York City-Ua Campanello 206l-4 Longrangger IV-SI is separated in mid-air on Thursday afternoon before falling into the water upside down near the Jersey City coast, in New Jersey, killing a Spanish family of five and the veteran pilot of the Navy Seal of the Airomobile.
“Everything is on the table” while NTSB investigates the defender of Hudson River Tour Crash
A crane ship raises the wreck of a helicopter that crashed on the Hudson River, Thursday 10 April 2025 in Jersey City, NJ (Seth Wenig/AP)
The pilot, as well as the manager of Siemens Agustin Escobar; His wife, Mercè Camprubí Montal; And their three young children were pulled by the water by divers and pronounced dead.
The NTSB announced on Saturday that the helicopter was not equipped with any flight recorder, adding that none of the avionic helicopters on board recorded information that could be used for the investigation.
6 deaths, including 3 children, after the helicopter falls into the Hudson River
The police and firefighters work on the site after a helicopter crashed on the Hudson river near Lower Manhattan, on April 10, 2025 in New York. All six passengers were killed. (Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)
NTSB investigators began to evaluate the flight control system and the drivers and drivers found the main fuselage, including the piloting cabin and the cabin, the forward part of the boom in the tail, the horizontal stabilizer bands and the vertical fin.
Some of the recovered parts will be sent to the NTSB workshops In Washington For careful inspection, according to the agency.
Divers from New York City The police department (NYPD) is continuing to look for the main rotor of the helicopter, the main driving box, the tail rotor and a large part of the boom in the tail, said NTSB.
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Photos files of the victims of the collapse of the helicopter in New York City, Thursday 10 April 2025. The family of five killed in the tragedy included the manager of Siemens Agustin Escobar, his wife, Mercè Camprubí Montal, a global manager of an energy technology company and three children. The pilot was also killed. (New York Helicopter Tours, LLC)
The helicopter involved in the accident had its last large inspection on March 1st, according to the NTSB.
Before the accident, the helicopter had completed seven flights on tour, according to officials. THE The wreck happened During the eighth flight of the day.
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Helping ERSB investigations are FAA, Bell Helicopter and Rolls-Royce.
Alexandra Koch of Fox News Digital has contributed to this relationship.
