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NTSB: Overloading, Pilot Error Caused Fatal 2011 East River Helicopter Crash
Three people suffered fatal injuries when the helicopter plunged into the East River shortly after takeoff the 34th Street helipad on Oct. 4, 2011.
Third Victim Of East River Helicopter Crash Passes Away Sunday
Harriet Nicholson died at Bellevue Hospital of “respiratory complications of near-drowning” — meaning a shortage of oxygen to the brain, according to Ellen Borakove, the medical examiner’s spokeswoman.
Second Female Passenger Aboard Doomed East River Chopper Dies
Bellevue Hospital has confirmed Helen Tamaki, the other female passenger during last week’s helicopter crash in the East River, died Tuesday night.
NTSB Finds No Engine Failure In East River Helicopter Crash
The investigators found no metal particles on a magnetic monitoring device inside the helicopter’s engine that could have indicated damage, said National Transportation Safety Board member Mark Rosekind.
Pilot In East River Helicopter Crash Recounts Details With Colleagues
Paul Dudley told his colleagues “I don’t know why, I just know it happened very, very fast.”
Detailed Examination Of Fatal East River Helicopter Crash Under Way
NTSB officials said the chopper likely did not have a flight data recorder, or “black box,” but engine monitors and Global Positioning System navigation equipment may have stored useful information.
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