A New York Police Division rescue boat is seen close to the Statue of Liberty in New York after a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River on April 10, 2025. Agence France-Presse
WASHINGTON — The helicopter tour firm behind a crash in New York that killed six individuals final week is shutting down, US authorities mentioned Sunday.
A senior enterprise govt, his spouse and three kids died together with the pilot when the helicopter operated by New York Helicopter Excursions malfunctioned and plunged into the Hudson River on Thursday.
The household was on a tourism flight over Manhattan, described by the operator because the “final sightseeing tour of New York Metropolis.”
READ: NYC sightseeing helicopter plunges into river, killing 6, together with household of vacationers
New York Helicopter Excursions is “shutting down their operations instantly,” the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mentioned in a press release on X.
“The FAA shall be launching a right away evaluate of the tour operator’s license and security document,” the civil aviation authority mentioned.
The Nationwide Transportation Security Board is investigating the reason for the crash.
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Jersey Metropolis officers mentioned working theories included a drone collision, a chicken strike or mechanical failure.
Video of the incident has emerged displaying the fuselage apparently turning into indifferent from the rotor.
The crash has shone a one other gentle on US aviation security after a string of lethal crashes, together with the collision between a navy helicopter and a passenger jet in Washington in January that claimed 67 lives.
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A lightweight plane additionally crashed after departing Boca Raton airport in Florida on Friday, with native media reporting three individuals had been killed after the airplane developed a mechanical problem.
