US EditionNTSB ends recovery efforts in Hudson River crash
- A Bell 206 LongRanger IV crashed in the Hudson River last week in April 2025.
- The helicopter, operated by New York Helicopter, broke apart midair after only 18 minutes of flight.
- Recovery teams located key components, including the main rotor and tail rotor systems.
- The NTSB stated the rotor recovery will greatly aid the investigation; the FAA will review the operator's license.
- The crash resulted in six fatalities, including a Spanish family and the pilot; New York Helicopter ceased operations.
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The Independent (US)Key pieces of evidence recovered in the wake of New York helicopter disaster
Divers have now secured key pieces of evidence following the Hudson River helicopter crash on Thursday
NTSB ends recovery efforts in Hudson River crash
(NBC, KYMA/KECY) - The NTSB has everything it needs for the investigation into the deadly chopper crash in New York City last week. The agency says the recovery effort in the Hudson River is complete, with key components of the Bell L-4 helicopter now in the hands of investigators. Divers collected the helicopter's main rotor system, transmission, and the roof beam. They also recovered the tail rotor system. Six people were killed in the New Yor…
Rotor Found in Chopper Crash
Rotor Found in Chopper Crash Investigators have recovered two key pieces of a tour helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River Thursday, killing 6 people. The rotor and the roof of the aircraft have now been recovered, which could be an investigative breakthrough for the NTSB. Video from moments before the crash appears to show the main rotor of the helicopter detaching in one piece from the body of the aircraft as it falls upside down into t…
Divers recover the rotor from the crash helicopter in New York where a Spanish family died
Several divers have recovered this Monday the rotor of the helicopter that crashed last Thursday on the Hudson River - between New York and Jersey City-, causing the death of a family of five Spaniards and of the American pilot who transported them.In photographs broadcast by The New York Post you can see how a team of divers picks up the rotor from their boats and what appear to be two shovels of the aircraft, pieces that could be crucial in th…
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