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Low flying helicopters hovering over the sky of New York are a well -known scene but could soon be past if One Congress He gets his way.
The Nicole Miliotakis envoy, RN.Y., said she wanted to completely restrain or even stop flights after six people tragically lost their lives at Tour helicopter on Thursday. The following is a flight of a fatal helicopter that crashed into East River in 2018, killing five passengers.
Malliotakis said that the tour helicopters have long been a source of frustration for her Votene State Island, and the incident only deepens their discomfort on Thursday, since helicopters often fly over dense areas. Convicted aircraft He fell into the water near the New Jersey coast, just a few meters from the mainland.
“State Island residents remain deeply concerned about frequent helicopters with low flying tours whose flight paths still go through their neighborhood at all times of the day,” Milliotakis said in a statement.
Ambassador Nicole Milliotakis, RN.Y., said she wanted to completely renovate or even stop tourist helicopter flights in New York. (Al Drago/Getty Images | New York Helicopter Tours, LLC)
“In order to prevent another tragedy, these tourist helicopter flights across the NYC must be more regulated and limited, if not fully completed,” she said, while conducting her by the families of the victims.
Said Malliotakis She raised this question with the Federal Air Force Directorate (FAA) and traffic secretary Sean Duffy, as an administration of Biden. In October, she claimed that some operators were violating the FAA rules flying to low and potentially insecure levels, while the noise they created was violated by the inhabitants. There is no evidence that the flight on Thursday violated any FAA rules.
Tour helicopters are very popular in New York, especially among tourists looking for unique air views on iconic sights such as a statue of Freedom, Empire State Building and Central Park. Tens of thousands of people visit trips every year.
The Spanish family shown on the helicopter ship before collapsing on the Hudson River in New York on Thursday. (New York Helicopter Tours, LLC)
Video seems to show the final moments before the helicopter crashed into the NYC East River
The tragedy on Thursday took place around 3:15 pm, when Bell 206l-4 Longranger IV Chopper operated by New York helicopter trips and demolished Hudson River.
The eyewitness video shows the body of an aircraft descending through the air and in the water upside down near the coast of Jersey City, New Jersey. The main and rear rotor of the aircraft seemed to be separated and could be seen spraying in the water.
The cause of the collision is yet to be determined, as the FAA and the National Transport Safety Committee (NTSB) have confirmed that they are looking at a deadly incident.
The victims included five members of the same family: Agustin Escobar; his wife, Merce Camprubi Montal; and their three children. The 36-year-old pilot also lost his life.
The collision helicopter on Thursday shows that he floats after entering the Hudson River near Donji Manhattan. (Mostafa Bassim/Anadolo via Getty Images)
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It was not the first tour helicopter to crash in the city.
In 2018, Eurocopter AS350 B2 managed by Liberty Helicopters for Flynyon collapsed into the East River, which resulted in The death of all five passengers while the pilot survived miraculously.
The NTSB found that the passenger pendant for the holy inadvertently activated the lever to close the fuel, which led to the engine breakdown. The agency announced that the water landing itself was surviving for passengers, but the connecting system for everyone prevented them from escaping quickly from the unfortunate sinking of the aircraft.
