The unfortunate New York City trip helicopter that collapsed right into the Hudson River on Thursday functions in a now-eerie video clip proclaiming the company’s supposed safety and security document.
The chopper, a Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV, split up midair Thursday mid-day and plunged right into the water upside-down near the coastline of Jersey City, New Jersey, eliminating a Spanish family members of 5 and the airplane’s Navy SEAL professional pilot.
The helicopter’s primary and tail blades removed from the body of the airplane and can be seen spraying right into the water independently, eyewitness video clip programs. The precise reason for the collision has yet to be identified.
The unfortunate helicopter that collapsed right into the Hudson River on Thursday, eliminating 6 individuals, is included in a video clip advertising the company’s supposed safety and security document. (New York Helicopter)
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The helicopter, enrollment number N216MH, was run by New York Helicopters and the company’s site still includes a video clip of the doomed helicopter being examined in advance of a launch.
The video clip is installed right into the business’s web page under an area labelled “Why Choose Us,” and markets the business’s experience, price and safety and security document, to name a few factors.
“We have an industry-leading safety record,” the site mentions along with the video clip.
The silent video clip reveals an employee strolling towards the black and white tinted chopper that has its primary blades blade connected to a dolly.
He after that unknots the rope from the dolly and walks the airplane drawing the primary blades using the rope.
Next, the employee climbs up onto the side of the chopper and examines the engine and drive shaft of the airplane prior to jumping right into the cabin where he executes extra checks prior to beginning the engine and removing.
An employee climbs up onto the side of the chopper and examines the engine and drive shaft of the airplane. (New York Helicopter)
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The Bell 206 was made in 2004 and had actually currently logged 12,728 hours of trip time when it was pushed into repair service back in September for a mechanical problem with its transmission setting up, the New York Post records, mentioning FAA information.
In April 2023, the FAA released 2 safety and security a for all Bell 206L design helicopters.
The FAA claimed it had actually recognized a danger of tail blades drive (TRDS) failing triggered by a defective adhered joint in the fractional drive shaft. The FAA suggested changing any type of fell short tail blades drive with a certified, functional component and forbade the setup of non-compliant TRDS components.
A New York helicopter employee is seen checking the engine and drive shaft. (New York Helicopter)
In one cooling video clip of Thursday’s collision, it looks like though the tail blades had actually removed prior to the primary blades.
Michael Roth, the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of New York Helicopter Tours, informed the New York Post he had actually not seen anything like it in his three decades remaining in the helicopter organization.
“The only thing I could guess — I got no clue — is that it either had a bird strike or the main rotor blades failed. I have no clue. I don’t know,” he informed the electrical outlet. “This is horrific,” Roth included. “But you gotta remember something, these are machines and they break.”
The business launched a declaration stating it is “profoundly saddened by the tragic accident and loss of life.”
The Spanish family members of 5 that passed away in the disaster consisted of Siemens exec Agustin Escobar, his spouse, Merc è Camprub í Montal, an international supervisor at a power innovation business, and 3 kids. The pilot was likewise eliminated. (New York Helicopter Tours, LLC)
“At New York Helicopter Tours, the safety and well-being of our passengers and crew has always been the cornerstone of our operations,” the declaration on the company’s site reviews. “Our immediate focus is supporting the families and their loved ones affected by this tragedy, as well as fully cooperating with the FAA and NTSB investigations.”
It’s not the very first time a helicopter run by Roth’s business has actually experienced mechanical issues.
In 2015, an additional Bell 206 run by the business was compelled to make a tough touchdown while floating 20 feet off the ground after removing in northNew Jersey In that event, the chopper experienced a tail blades driveshaft failing as a result of the reuse of a defective component, according to the NTSB.
The component had actually been repainted by a previous proprietor, making it difficult to inform whether it had actually belonged to the helicopter throughout the earlier tough touchdown, the The New York Times reported.
The helicopter chases an evaluation. (New York Helicopter)
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Two years previously, a Bell 206 run by the business shed power and made an emergency situation touchdown on the water while bring 4 Swedish travelers. The pilot released the airplane’s pontoons and securely arrived at the river.
Thursday’s disaster has actually motivatedRep Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., to ask for the trips to be checked or quit entirely.
The collision adhered to a 2018 deadly event when an excursion helicopter unfortunately banged right into the East River, eliminating 5 travelers. That trip was run by Liberty Helicopters for FlyNYON.
