Just heard a some some sort of accident over the Hudson, sounds like possibly 2 aircraft involved. Some reports of debris found on the Hoboken NJ side ... still developing
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Just heard a some some sort of accident over the Hudson, sounds like possibly 2 aircraft involved. Some reports of debris found on the Hoboken NJ side ... still developing
Now saying a midair between a helo and a GA plane.
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-be ... 90622.html
Quote:
Chopper, Small Plane Go Down in Hudson River
Plane, chopper collide over river
Updated 12:43 PM EDT, Sat, Aug 8, 2009
A helicopter and a small plane collided over the Hudson River near 14th Street and the West Side Highway, the NYPD and the Coast Guard have confirmed. Both aircrafts ended up in the water near Pier 40.
The helicopter was from Liberty Tours. Six people were on board. The small plane originally left from Pennsylvania. It stopped at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey to pick up one more person and then departed, police sources said.
It's not clear how many people were on board the plane. One person has been pulled from the water so far. The condition of that person -- and the others -- is unknown.
At least one dead according to police.
From WNBC, the aircraft was N71MC, a Piper PA-32R Cherokee Lance, a single-engine, six seater, registered to a Pennsylvania address. Later versions were called the Saratoga (which is the aircraft JFK Jr. was lost in).
I'm sorry to read of this, haven't had news on today.
Any registration yet on the helicopter?
My condolences to those lost and to their families ..
Per Mayor Bloomberg News Conference:
Helicopter:
Liberty Tours
A3 Star 50 - 5 Italian Tourists
Took off from West 30th Street Heliport, headed west the turned South
Plane
Piper PA-32R Cherokee Lance
3 passengers (one child) aboard
Took off from Teterboro, was heading South.
2 bodies recovered, no survivors found
One aircraft found, unknown if it is helicopter or plane.
Stated plane hit right rear of helicopter.
Re: chopper... Bloomberg says 5 tourists + 1 pilot. Total would be 9 with plane pax.
"This is not going to have a happy ending like the Airbus where everybody survived." -Mayor Bloomberg
Bloomberg initially said 7 but the reports now are 5 so yes the total count is nine.
Jeez FOX has a close up of live events and it sure looked like a body being pulled out of the river.
Terrible news. That part of the Hudson is self-announce on 123.050 and if you have ever been down their listening
the tour helicopters are always broadcasting their location and sadly many "weekend warriors" dont. The fixed wing
departed Teterboro enroute to Ocean City, Md. One scenario has the fixed wing coming east to the Hudson from Teterboro to head across the Harbor and fly south along the coast. A good possibilty he was never on 123.050, maybe talking to EWR or Departure and the bright sun shining directly into his cockpit blinded him. At a news conference Mayor Bloomberg said a fellow Liberty pilot on the deck at W30St saw the plane coming at the copter and tried in vain to warn his co-worker.
Wow, FOX has eyewitnesses on live in the studio and they took incredible pics of the collision.
Holy smokes they are really amazing!!! Especially the ones of the two aircraft in the same pic plummeting to the water seconds after the incident!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by NIKV69
Hope those people dont get screwed out of the rights for those pictures.
Fox news just said no one survived. This is horrible. Prayers sent.