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Tour helicopter fell into the Hudson River in New York.
There are no survivors among the six occupants of a tourist helicopter that fell into the Hudson River in New York. The victims are the pilot, the executive of Siemens Agustin Escobar and his wife, and the couple’s three minor children.
The accident occurred on Thursday, at 20:17 hours (in Lisbon), turning a family trip into a tragedy.
The helicopter raised a flight from a heliport in Manhattan, following a tourist route Known who went through the Statue of Liberdade and other known points of New York. But, about 16 minutes after it has taken offfell into the water.
Witnesses described to the American media who saw the helicopter to overturn and spiralbefore falling head on the river.
There are also those who notice to have seen the propeller to separate from the helicopter and continue to run in the air.
Other testimonials report that the helicopter seemed to stop in the air before bits.
Videos released on social networks, seem to show the rotor’s blades to release the helicopter and fly through the air.
However, these data have not yet been officially confirmed.
The American Aviation Federation and the US National Transport Security Council are to investigate the accident.
Tracking: looks like a Bell 206L Long Ranger Helicopter. Appears main rotor & tail are detached when the main fuselage impacts the Hudson River in NYC. The main nut/pin that holds the main rotor onto the helicopter’s fuselage is called the ‘Jesus Nut.´
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Who are the victims of the helicopter fall
All people who were following the helicopter died, including the pilot, whose identity was not revealed.
Also died Spanish tourists traveling in the aircraft. The victims are Agustín Escobar49, and CEO of Siemens, the wife Mercè Camprubí Montalgranddaughter of a former president of Barcelona, and the Three minor children of the couple.
Escobar was CEO of Railway Infrastructure at Siemens Mobility, the Siemens Transport Solutions Division. The company has already expressed deep dismay with the tragic accident, leaving the condolences to the family.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez also expressed his condolences, talking about a “Unimaginable tragedy”.
Helicopter crashes into the Hudson River in New York, killing an entire family of 5.
Agustín Escobar, the CEO of Siemens Spain, his wife and their three children aged 4, 5 and 11 died when the helicopter plunged into the Hudson River.
The helicopters pilot also died after the…
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Company that operates helicopter investigated by other incidents
The skies of Manhattan are constantly full of airplanes and helicoptersprivate recess aircraft and commercial and tourist flights.
Manhattan has several helipers that carry executives and others to destinations throughout the metropolitan area.
Over the years, Multiple accidentsincluding a collision between a plane and a tourist helicopter About the Hudson River in 2009, which killed nine people, and the fall in 2018 of a chartered helicopter that offered flights from “open doors” that fell into the East River, killing five people.
The company that operates the falling helicopter has already been involved in two safety incidents investigated by the federal aviation authorities. However, none of the episodes caused victims, unlike Thursday’s accident.
“We are devastated”pointed out the company’s CEO, Michael Roth, in statements, refusing to comment on the helicopter maintenance.
