New York Helicopter Constitution, Inc., has been grounded through an emergency order from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after a helicopter operated by the corporate crashed within the Hudson River final week, killing a household of 5 and the pilot.
The FAA’s determination comes after the helicopter firm fired its director of operations following his determination to close down flights.
“The FAA is taking this motion partly as a result of after the corporate’s director of operations voluntarily shut down flights, he was fired,” the FAA mentioned in an announcement.
6 DEAD, INCLUDING 3 CHILDREN, AFTER HELICOPTER PLUMMETS IN HUDSON RIVER
Police and firefighters work on the positioning after a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River close to Decrease Manhattan, on April 10, 2025, in New York. (Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu through Getty Pictures)
The FAA additionally introduced it’s finishing a complete overview of the corporate’s operations.
“The overview, often known as a Certificates Holder Analysis Program (CHEP), determines whether or not an operator complies with relevant regulation and successfully manages security, and identifies hazards and dangers so the FAA and operator can mitigate them,” the company mentioned.
The FAA beforehand introduced that it could proceed to assist the Nationwide Transportation Security Board’s (NTSB) investigation into the crash, whereas additionally launching an instantaneous overview of the tour operator’s license and security report
Emergency crews pull the wreckage of a helicopter out of the Hudson River after it crashed into the Hudson River close to Decrease Manhattan, on April 10, 2025, in New York, United States. All 6 passengers useless from a helicopter crash into the Hudson River close to Decrease Manhattan, New York Metropolis Mayor Adams confirms. (Photograph by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu through Getty Pictures)
“The FAA is already analyzing airplane/helicopter hotspots nationwide, and we will probably be internet hosting a helicopter security panel on April 22 to debate the findings, dangers, and extra mitigation choices,” the FAA added. “Security is the FAA’s primary precedence, and we won’t hesitate to behave to guard the flying public.”
The ill-fated New York Metropolis tour helicopter – a Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV – got here aside midair on Thursday afternoon earlier than falling into the water the other way up close to the shoreline of Jersey Metropolis, New Jersey, killing a Spanish household of 5 and the plane’s Navy SEAL veteran pilot.
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A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York on Thursday afternoon. (WCBS)
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The pilot, in addition to Siemens government Agustin Escobar; his spouse, Mercè Camprubí Montal; and their three younger kids, had been pulled from the water by divers and pronounced useless.
New York Helicopter Constitution’s suspension will stay in place till the required personnel and security protocols are in place.
The corporate was additionally instructed to give up its Air Provider Certificates pending the result of the FAA’s overview.
Fox Information Digital’s Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
