15 months after a sightseeing helicopter broke up in the air and crashed in New York City’s Hudson River, investigators revealed what they believe brought down the chopper, killing the pilot and a family of five. Kris Van Cleave reports. Source link
Federal authorities had previously examined the rotor blades following the April 2025 accident that killed six. Source link
The remains of several geese were found on the wreckage of a sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River last year in New York City and killed 6 people, investigators said Thursday. The National Transportation Safety Board described evidence and witness reports that suggest the helicopter struck several birds before it plummeted into the … Read more
A bird strike most likely caused the helicopter crash in the Hudson River that killed six people near New York City last year, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report released Thursday. The NTSB found bird remains in the wreckage of the Bell 206L-4 helicopter and the surrounding area. A family of five from … Read more
Four Army helicopters did a low flyover for spectators in South Carolina on the Fourth of July, prompting their suspension by the state’s National Guard. But Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stepped in and lifted the suspension. Charlie D’Agata has more. Source link
The United States Navy on Tuesday identified Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards as the missing sailor who was aboard a helicopter that went down in the Arabian Sea on July 1. Edwards, the commanding officer of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5, was missing when three members of the four-person MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter crew were rescued at sea … Read more
The United States military said it has suspended its search for a missing sailor who was aboard a helicopter that went down in the Arabian Sea last week. “The efforts concluded following an extensive search by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility,” said the U.S. Naval … Read more
Three members of a four-person U.S. helicopter crew were rescued at sea after an “emergency water landing” in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday, the Navy said. A search continues for the fourth and final crew member. Source link
Three members of a four-person MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter crew were rescued at sea after an “emergency water landing” in the Arabian Sea early Wednesday morning, according to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command. A search continues for the fourth and final crew member. There is “no indication” the helicopter was shot down by hostile action, the … Read more
A woman who fell more than 100 feet down a mountain in Washington state was rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter on Saturday, after suffering injuries that prevented her from descending the rest of the mountain herself, the military branch said Wednesday. The woman, 33, was hiking from Mount Larrabee near the Canadian border when she … Read more