Six dead after helicopter crashes in NYC’s Hudson River – Washington Examiner
A helicopter crashed in the Hudson River near lower Manhattan,New York City,on Thursday afternoon,resulting in the deaths of six people. The victims included a vacationing family from Spain, consisting of three children and two adults, and also the pilot. The New York City Fire Department received a distress call at 3:17 p.m., shortly after the helicopter took off at 2:59 p.m.and landed at 3:15 p.m. The aircraft, a 2004 Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV, had previously been traced along the New Jersey coast but went down near the Jersey City side of the river. Mayor Eric Adams characterized the incident as “heartbreaking and tragic” and urged the public to avoid the area around Pier 40. national Transportation Safety Board officials are investigating the crash, with local authorities actively assisting at the scene.
Six dead after helicopter crashes in NYC’s Hudson River
A helicopter crashed in New York City’s Hudson River near lower Manhattan on Thursday afternoon, killing six people.
The passengers were a vacationing family from Spain, three kids and two adults, as well as a pilot, ABC 7 reported.
New York City Fire Department officials told the Washington Examiner they received a distress call at 3:17 p.m. The helicopter crashed close to the Jersey City, New Jersey, side of the river, they confirmed. Authorities are still investigating what led to the crash.
The aircraft appeared to be a 2004 Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV with registration number N216MH, according to publicly available flight data. The registration number matches a listing under Meridian Helicopters, a Louisiana-based company.
Flight records show the aircraft last took off at 2:59 p.m. and landed at 3:15 p.m., two minutes before the emergency call. The aircraft’s last four flight paths were similar, taking off from a spot in lower Manhattan before tracing the western edge of the borough then turning and lining the neighboring New Jersey coast.
BREAKING: Six people have died in a helicopter crash in the Hudson River in New York City — AP pic.twitter.com/yIdr9vYVkb
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Mayor Eric Adams showed up at the crash site, calling it a “heartbreaking and tragic crash in the Hudson River.” He advised residents to “avoid the area near Pier 40 in Manhattan in the meantime.”
The team is on the scene at the heartbreaking and tragic crash in the Hudson River.@FDNY and @NYPDnews are assisting first responders closer to the New Jersey side of the river. Please avoid the area near Pier 40 in Manhattan in the meantime. pic.twitter.com/JxmMmhq6xH
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) April 10, 2025
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said officials from the National Transportation Safety Board are en route and that he’s “praying for all those impacted and for our brave first responders on the scene. We have to fight for safety in the air.”
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