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Lawsuit over deadly East River helicopter crash ends with $90M settlement

  • On Wednesday, a New York Supreme Court judge approved a $90 million settlement for the family of 26-year-old Trevor Cadigan, a North Texas man who died in a March 2018 helicopter crash in New York City's East River along with four other passengers.
  • The tour helicopter, arranged by FlyNYON, lost engine power due to a passenger restraint tether snagging on a fuel shut-off switch, causing it to roll upside down and crash into the river, where the passengers drowned after being trapped in their safety harnesses.
  • The settlement was reached to avoid further appeals after a Manhattan jury initially awarded Cadigan's family $116 million last September, with the aim of ensuring accountability and promoting safer helicopter tour practices.
  • Gary C. Robb, the Cadigan family's lawyer, stated that his clients felt it was time to close the case, while FlyNYON's CEO Patrick Day said the company has made numerous safety improvements over the past six-and-a-half years and is now a "safer, smarter, and stronger company."
  • Following the crash, the Federal Aviation Administration temporarily grounded doors-off flights with tight seat restraints, but later resumed them with new requirements for restraints that can be released with a single action, potentially influenced by the lawsuit aimed at improving helicopter safety.
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A lawsuit over a deadly 2018 New York helicopter crash ends with a $90M settlement

Relatives of a man who died when a sightseeing helicopter crashed and sank in New York City's East River have settled a lawsuit for $90 million.

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WFAA 8abc broke the news in Dallas, United States on Thursday, March 27, 2025.
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