Another Plane Crash in the Hudson River, Coverage Begins

By Jeralyn, Section Media
Posted on Sat Aug 08, 2009 at 02:06:59 PM EST
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A small plane and helicopter collided today above the Hudson River. Both went down. The massive media coverage begins, Mediaite says look to Twitter for eye witness accounts and pics.

What I'm seeing on Twitter: 8 dead, including 1 child. Mayor Bloomberg says effort has changed from rescue to recovery. ("Pilot plus 2 others incl child in small aircraft; 6 Italian tourists + pilot in helicopter.")[More...]

A news report:

The plane, a Piper PA-32, took off from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, and the helicopter was a Eurocopter AS 350 owned by Liberty Tours, a sightseeing and charter company, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
The plane was headed to Ocean City, N.J., with three people aboard, FAA spokesman Jim Peters said. The helicopter had just taken off from a heliport on Manhattan's West side and it was believed to be carrying five passengers and one crew member, he said.

1:15 pm MT: Mayor Bloomberg on CNN live now, watch here. (Update: 1:19 pm: Presser over, Bloomberg says no happy endings this time, total recovery effort, no cause yet, no ID's of victims yet. )

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That Explains It (none / 0) (#1)
by squeaky on Sat Aug 08, 2009 at 02:18:04 PM EST

Lots of sirens going off in the last hour.. Freaks me out, reminds me of 9/11.

Seems like the tourist-bearing (none / 0) (#2)
by oculus on Sat Aug 08, 2009 at 02:23:20 PM EST

helicopters in NYC are prone to problems. Or is it just the publicity?

Sad (none / 0) (#3)
by andgarden on Sat Aug 08, 2009 at 02:23:35 PM EST

Probably there shouldn't be nearly so many helicopters buzzing around Manhattan. On the other hand, there are probably many more unreported fatal car crashes in the region.

: I heard the report (none / 0) (#4)
by Fabian on Sat Aug 08, 2009 at 02:29:32 PM EST

and thought "Not another helicopter!".
Small planes usually crash due to operator error or mechanical problems. Helicopters tend to crash because they are helicopters - inherently unstable aircraft.

very sad (none / 0) (#5)
by wilco on Sat Aug 08, 2009 at 04:12:12 PM EST

One minute you are enjoying a scenic view of NYC - the next uou are plunging into the Hudson. Not happy stuff.

Was driving down the Turnpike yesterday (none / 0) (#6)
by Lil on Sat Aug 08, 2009 at 04:57:22 PM EST

and I was thinking between Newark airport, Teterboro and the helicopters, it did seem very crowded. I thought it looked unsafe, although I was remembering a helicopter ride I went on over the Hudson a couple of years ago. I was thinking I should take my daughter out someday. That makes me feel creeped out now.