Aerial tours often involve multitasking pilots, tricky aircraft and fewer regulations compared to planes. But helicopter tour experts say many safeguards help protect pilots and passengers.

Three adults and three children aboard a helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River off the shores of Jersey City Thursday afternoon have died, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said. The six ...

He said that as the crash happened and the helicopter fell apart, he heard a loud noise that made him pay attention to what was happening. Jiachuan Wu Nigel Chiwaya The helicopter took off from ...

A sightseeing helicopter plunged from the sky into the Hudson River on Thursday, turning a family outing above Manhattan’s ...

Agustín Escobar, a Siemens executive from Spain, was sightseeing in New York City with his family when their helicopter crashed, killing everyone on board, senior law enforcement officials said.

The crash occurred at 3:17 p.m. off the coast of River Drive in Hoboken, New Jersey, just over 15 minutes after it departed from the Wall St. Heliport. The helicopter reached the George Washington ...

NEW YORK -- Six people were killed after a helicopter believed to be carrying a family of tourists from Spain crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon. In addition to the family of five ...

A helicopter crash in the Hudson River killing six people on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Two adults and three children were on board plus the pilot, a law enforcement source told the Daily News.

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) confirmed the crash in a post to X, formerly Twitter: "Due to a helicopter crash in the Hudson River, in the vicinity of the West Side Highway and Spring ...

She has been working at PEOPLE since 2017. A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon and all 6 people on board have died, officials confirmed at a press conference.

He described the crash as sounding like a "sonic boom." Another witness told the Associated Press that the helicopter, identified by authorities as a Bell 206, was "falling apart" in the air.