The Nationwide Transportation Security Board (NTSB) introduced on Saturday the Bell 206 L-4 tour helicopter that plummeted into the Hudson River on Thursday, killing all six folks onboard, was not geared up with any flight recorders.
A pilot and 5 members of a household visiting from Spain, together with Siemens govt Agustin Escobar; his spouse, Mercè Camprubí Montal; and their three younger youngsters, have been pulled from the water by divers and pronounced useless.
As of Saturday night time, no onboard video recorders or digicam recorders have been recovered, and not one of the helicopter avionics onboard recorded info that might be used for the investigation.
AN NTSB staff surveying the wreckage close to the crash website. (NTSB)
‘EVERYTHING IS ON THE TABLE’ AS NTSB INVESTIGATES DEADLY HUDSON RIVER TOUR HELICOPTER CRASH
NTSB investigators began evaluating the helicopter’s flight management system, and drivers discovered the principle fuselage, together with the cockpit and cabin, ahead portion of the tail growth, horizontal stabilizer finlets and vertical fin.
A few of the recovered elements will likely be despatched to the NTSB laboratories in Washington for nearer inspection, in response to the company.
A pilot and 5 members of a household visiting from Spain have been pulled from the water by divers and pronounced useless. (NTSB)
6 DEAD, INCLUDING 3 CHILDREN, AFTER HELICOPTER PLUMMETS IN HUDSON RIVER
Divers from the New York Metropolis Police Division (NYPD) are persevering with to seek for the helicopter’s most important rotor, most important gear field, tail rotor and a big portion of the tail growth, NTSB stated.
Facet-scanning sonar is getting used to establish potential areas of wreckage, and restoration operations will proceed Sunday.
An NTSB staff member surveying the wreckage. (NTSB)
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NTSB investigators met with representatives from the helicopter’s operator, New York Helicopter Constitution Inc., to evaluate operational data, insurance policies and procedures, security administration techniques and the pilot’s expertise.
Investigators additionally examined two exemplar helicopters, in response to the assertion.
No onboard video recorders or digicam recorders have been recovered as of Saturday night. (NTSB)
The helicopter concerned within the crash had its final main inspection on March 1, in response to the NTSB.
Earlier than the crash, the helicopter had accomplished seven tour flights, in response to officers. The wreck occurred through the eighth flight of the day.
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Events to the investigation embrace the Federal Aviation Administration, Bell Helicopter and Rolls-Royce, in response to the NTSB.
