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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A helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River in New York in April 2025, killing six people, had bird impact marks, said the US Transportation Safety Agency (NTSB) on Thursday.
Tourist helicopter hit flock of birds before crashing into the Hudson River last April, NTSB says
By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A sightseeing helicopter that plunged into the Hudson River near New York City last year, killing a family of five and the pilot, crashed after hitting a flock of geese, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a series of investigative reports released on Thursday. The Bell 206L-4,
NYC helicopter crash that killed 6, including vacationing family, showed signs of bird strikes, NTSB says
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 five members of the Escobar Camprubí family and the pilot of the helicopter died when it crashed into the river
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