(Reuters) – A tourist helicopter that crashed into New York City’s Hudson River on April 10 killing all six people on board broke into three major pieces before descending rapidly, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Wednesday.
The Bell 206 chopper, operated by New York Helicopter Tours, departed at 2:58 p.m. ET from a downtown helicopter pad and flew north over the Hudson River before crashing about 17 minutes later. Several witnesses described hearing several loud “bangs” coming from the helicopter before it broke up and descended, the NTSB said. The agency said the helicopter suddenly separated into three major sections: fuselage including the engine, main rotor system, and the tail boom.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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