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An NYC Helicopter that Crashed and Killed 6 Last Year Shows Signs of Bird Strike, NTSB Says
Investigators found geese remains on the wreckage and said helicopters are especially vulnerable to bird strikes because they fly at low altitudes.
- On Thursday, The National Transportation Safety Board reported that a bird strike likely caused the April 10, 2025, helicopter crash into the Hudson River, with investigators finding remains of several geese on the wreckage.
- Passengers Agustin Escobar, his wife, Camprub Montal, and their three children, Victor, Mercedes, and Agustin, died in the crash alongside pilot Seankese Johnson, a U.S. Navy veteran.
- The Federal Aviation Administration noted that a Helicopter is especially vulnerable to bird strikes because they fly at low altitudes, which can be devastating.
- Safety concerns prompted New Jersey to request restrictions on nonessential flights in New York City, following reports that at least 38 people have died in local helicopter accidents since 1977.
- A 2009 collision over the Hudson River killed nine people, while five died in 2018 when a charter helicopter offering "open door" flights went down into the East River.
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has been investigating the crash of a sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River on April 10, 2025. Six people died in the crash – a family of five tourists from Spain and the pilot. They were flying from New Jersey to New York. New Investigative Findings: The latest findings indicate that multiple bird strikes led to the crash. The Associated Press reported, citing investigators, th…
The accident occurred in April 2025, when the ship in which two adults and three minors from the Escobar Camprubí family were traveling fell into the Hudson River.
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This is reported by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board.
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