Hudson River helicopter crash

Federal aviation regulators issued an emergency order Monday grounding the helicopter tour company involved in a deadly New York crash after learning it had fired its operations director minutes after he had agreed to suspend flights during the investigation. The Federal Aviation Administration said it suspected the firing was retaliation for a safety decision. “The FAA is taking this action…

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling on federal authorities to revoke the operating permits of the helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper broke apart in midair and plunged into the Hudson River. NBC New York’s Melissa Colorado reports. 

Federal investigators say the sightseeing helicopter carrying a pilot and family of five visiting from Spain that crashed into the Hudson River last week was not equipped with any recording devices. In a written statement released over the weekend, the National Transportation Safety Board said, “No onboard video recorders or camera recorders have been recovered and none of the helicopter…

The brother of Merce Camprubi Montal, the young wife and mother who died in this week’s New York City helicopter crash along with four other family members and the pilot, threw flowers into the mist-covered Hudson River on Saturday to honor the victims, NBC News reported.

The brother of Merce Camprubi Montal, the young wife and mother who died in this week’s New York City helicopter crash along with four other family members and the pilot, threw flowers into the mist-covered Hudson River on Saturday to honor the victims.

Divers using sonar searched Friday for key pieces of a sightseeing helicopter that broke apart in midair and plunged into the Hudson River between Manhattan and New Jersey. All six people aboard were killed — a family of five from Spain and the pilot, a 36-year-old U.S. Navy veteran. The main and rear rotors, main transmission, roof structure and tail structure were still...

National Transportation Safety Board officials arrived in New York City to begin the official federal investigation of the New York City sightseeing helicopter that broke apart in midair on Thursday and crashed into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five. While the investigation was still in the early stages as NTSB officials addressed the media on…

New information was revealed about the deadly helicopter crash in the Hudson River that killed six people, including a former Navy SEAL pilot and his passengers, a family of five visiting from Spain. Wreckage was removed Friday and divers were back in the river, continuing their search for chopper components. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace and Erica Byfield report.

A helicopter broke apart in midair and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River between Manhattan and the New Jersey waterfront Thursday.

A sightseeing chopper went down over the Hudson River after the rotor seemed to break apart in midair. Officials have now identified two of the six victims as investigators work the scene for a second day. NBC New York’s Romney Smith and Tracie Strahan report. 

Six people, including a family of five Spanish tourists, were killed when the helicopter broke apart near Jersey City.

Romney Smith reporting on family of 5, pilot killed in helicopter crash.

Six people, including a family of five Spanish tourists, were killed when the helicopter broke apart near Jersey City.

Part of the sightseeing helicopter was removed from the Hudson River, but officials say the recovering of parts and evidence is far from over. Here’s what we know so far about the investigation and the victims killed in Thursday’s helicopter free fall.