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The New York Helicopter Tours, a company involved in the helicopter accident that left all six people on board dead on Thursday (10), is ending its operations immediately, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Sunday (13).
The company reported on its website that it was sending all requests for comments to FAA and the National Transport Security Council (NTSB).
The helicopter, whose passengers included one, his wife and three children, had his last major inspection on March 1 and had completed seven tourism flights before the accident, according to federal investigators.
Divers rescued the victims, as well as the pilot, da.
At the scene, while the remaining two died later, after being transported to nearby hospitals.
