Wounded helicopter New York It fell into the Hudson river last Thursday ended the life of five members of a Spanish family and the air pilot’s life He was doing the eighth day of the flight at the time After completing the previous seven flights. In addition, he has no black box.
This is how New York officials have promised this Sunday, which has provided more details on what happened. As described by the US newspaper New York PostThe National Security Board has confirmed that Bell is 206 L -4 helicopter I made the previous seven flights On the same day of the accident.
Since this aircraft did not confirm any incident record Black box has nothingOr with video recorders or cameras on board. Similarly, no audio information registered during the flight has been recovered.
Despite this, authorities have confirmed that Yes, most of the helicopter has already been healed As The main fuse, including the control cart and the passenger room, the front of the tail pipe, horizontal stabilizer paddles and vertical paddle.
Precisely, after they are extracted from the river, all these residues are taken to the laboratories of the National Security Board located in the Washington DC Authorities have not yet determined the causes of the accident. On the other hand, the New York Police Department continues to search the main rotor, gearbox and tail hand.
It was known in the last hour The helicopter experienced problems With its exchange set in the previous months. The transport company said it was on March 1 when the last important inspection was carried out.
The helicopter carried out a trip across the Hudson River on Thursday It fell violently from the air in the water. In addition to the pilot, Sean Johnson, who accumulated 800 hours of plane, Samens Spain, Augustine Escobar and Merke Mandal, and his three children, Auguston, 10 years of age, Mercedes, 8 and Victor, 4 years old.
