Safety of sightseeing helicopter tours in focus after Hudson River crash
Sightseeing helicopters pack New York City's sky. Tourists pay hundreds to see the view. The crash is prompting calls for change. CBS News New York's Mahsa Saeidi reports.
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Sightseeing helicopters pack New York City's sky. Tourists pay hundreds to see the view. The crash is prompting calls for change. CBS News New York's Mahsa Saeidi reports.
NTSB Chairman Jennifer Homendy said the agency will not speculate on cause. Meanwhile, we're learning more about the victims. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman and Alice Gainer have team coverage.
NTSB Chairman Jennifer Homendy said the agency will not speculate on the cause of the crash. Watch her full briefing.
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are looking into Thursday's deadly Hudson River helicopter crash. CBS News New York Ali Bauman and Natalie Duddridge have team coverage.
The FAA and NTSB are investigating what went wrong, and officials are expected to provide an update sometime Friday. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian reports.
A large portion of the helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River was removed overnight, as the victims are being identified. Christina Fan and Kristie Keleshian have team coverage.
CBS News New York's Dan Rice, who reports from Chopper 2 and flies over the Hudson River daily, says video points to a "catastrophic failure of the aircraft."
Dan Rice, who reports from Chopper 2, says the helicopter's main rotor appeared to detach before it plunged into the water.
Six people are dead after a helicopter plunged into the Hudson River. We're learning new details about the crash and the company that operated the helicopter.
A family of five tourists, including children, and a pilot were killed when a helicopter plunged into the Hudson River near Jersey City, New Jersey.
Mayor Eric Adams said his heart goes out to the family of Spanish tourists and the pilot killed in the helicopter crash on the Hudson River.
Broadcastify audio reveals the initial response as emergency crews were dispatched to the deadly helicopter crash on the Hudson River.
A family of five from Spain was on board the helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River, CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
Ret. U.S. Navy Captain Armen Kurdian shares what investigators will be looking for in the Hudson River helicopter crash.
CBS News New York's Dan Rice, who flies over the Hudson River daily, reacts to what witnesses described as a helicopter crashed into the river.
Witnesses described a loud noise just before a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River, killing six people on board.
CBS News meteorologist Nikki Nolan describes the conditions near the scene of a helicopter crash on the Hudson River near Jersey City.
Officials confirmed all six people on board died when a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey.
Former NTSB Chair Robert Sumwalt discusses what investigators are looking for after a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River near Jersey City.
Emergency crews from New York and New Jersey are responding to the helicopter crash on the Hudson River.
Two people were pulled from the water after a helicopter crashed in the Hudson River, officials say.
The NYPD confirms at least one person was killed when a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River near Jersey City.
A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River near Jersey City, New Jersey, officials confirmed.
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