Officials said on Sunday on Sunday that the company of scenic spots, whose helicopter, from Spain, was shutting down the operations immediately in the Hudson River last week.
New York Helicopter Tour will no longer offer services, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said, officials launched immediate review of the operator’s license and safety records.
In a post on X, the FAA also addressed questions related to chopper safety, stating that it was already analyzing airplanes and helicopter hotspots, and “We would host a helicopter security panel on 22 April, which would be to discuss conclusions, risks and additional mitigation options.”
“Security FAA’s number is one priority, and we will not hesitate to work to protect the flying public,” he said.
FAA Statement, York York Helicopter Tours – Companies involved in a deadly accident on Hudson earlier this week – is immediately shutting down its operations. @NtsbTest. Additionally, FAA will be an immediate launch …
– FAA ✈ (@faanews) 14 April, 2025
On Friday, Chopper with six people – Agustin Escobar, 49; His wife, Mess Comrubi Montal; And their three children – two sons, ages 4 and 11, and a daughter who had turned 9 on Friday, flew from New York at around 3 pm.
According to radar data, it left for the Statue of Liberty before returning to the south with the Manhattan horizon.
In many videos that went viral on social media, the staggering of the aircraft, spring and dip in the river near Jersey City of New Jersey’s Waterfront were shown.
According to Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, the family was visiting Barcelona, Spain to celebrate the 40th birthday of Ms. Camprubi.
Built in 2004, Bell206L-4 Longranger IV was flown 12,728 hours before the requirement of repairing the aircraft. Chopper had its own airworthiness certificate in 2016, and was valid till 2029.
The tour company was involved in the first two security-related events. On previous occasions, helicopter pilots were forced to make emergency landing. In the 2015 phenomenon, preliminary inspection suggested that corrosion may have been removed from parts of the aircraft and some of its components may be considered “unnatural”, CNN reported.
Two years before that incident, a pilot for the same company had to land a helicopter carrying four people on water near Manhattan after a “engine out warning horn”.
FAA and National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the latest accident.
