Hudson River Helicopter Disintegrated Before Crash That Killed 6 On Board, NTSB Report Finds - uInterview

Sightseeing Helicopter Broke Into Three Pieces In New Jersey Crash

A Bell LongRanger helicopter yawed right and broke into three pieces before crashing into the Hudson River and killing the pilot and a family of five on a sightseeing birthday trip on April 10. “Surveillance video (with accompanying audio)captured the helicopter traveling south before it suddenly separated into three major sections: fuselage (including the engine), main rotor system (including both main rotor blades, transmission and roof-beam s…

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary investigation report on May 7, pointing out that the tourist helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River in New York in April this year, killing six people, "suddenly disintegrated" before crashing, and the fuselage split into three parts in the air.

Hudson River Helicopter Disintegrated Before Crash That Killed 6 On Board, NTSB Report Finds - uInterview

A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has unveiled disturbing findings regarding the April 10, 2025, helicopter crash into New York City’s Hudson River that claimed six lives.  The Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV, operated by New York Helicopter Tours, disintegrated midair approximately 17 minutes after departing from Manhattan’s Downtown Heliport. The aircraft broke into three main sections: the fuselage, main roto…

NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on New York Helicopter Accident

The National Transportation Safety Board has released the preliminary report on April’s in-flight breakup and crash of a tourist helicopter in New York. Investigators from both the NTSB and the FAA are scrutinizing video recordings from surveillance cameras that caught the aircraft’s disintegration as it flew over the Hudson River corridor. The crash killed the pilot and a family of five. What Happened According to the information the NTSB glean…