Helicopter crashes into Hudson River
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Tragically, all five passengers and the pilot were killed in the horrific accident.
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A helicopter crashed in the Hudson River near lower Manhattan on Thursday afternoon, the New York City Police Department said on social media.
BBC |
Video circulating on social media shows some debris floating in the river.
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GOP New York Rep. Nick LaLota, New York Democratic Rep. Grace Meng, and New Jersey Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer were among the lawmakers on the flight.
The Delta aircraft received an “onboard alert” that another aircraft was nearby, and air traffic controllers issued corrective instructions to both aircraft, according to the FAA.
When senators grilled the Federal Aviation Administration last week about how the agency could have let the high number of close calls between helicopters and commercial jetliners occur at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport,
A United Airlines flight hit a kite while landing at Washington’s Reagan National Airport on ... a popular spot just north of the airport on the Potomac River. “You were telling me those ...
A United Airlines flight from Houston appeared to have struck a kite while landing at Reagan National Airport Saturday.
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Delta plane, Air Force jet avoid potential collision at DC airportDelta Air Lines Flight 2983 was cleared for takeoff at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on ... helicopter was the deadliest U.S. plane crash in more than two decades. Both aircraft plunged into the Potomac River, killing everyone aboard.
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said kite-flying is not allowed at Gravelly Point in Arlington, Virginia, as it poses a risk to planes landing at DCA.